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Claude Askew
1865–1917
A prolific British novelist and dramatist, he worked closely with his wife Alice to produce a remarkable stream of popular fiction in the early 20th century. Their stories ranged from romance and mystery to supernatural tales, and their lives ended tragically during the First World War.
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The sporting chance
by Alice Askew, Claude Askew
About the author
Born in London on November 27, 1865, Claude Arthur Cary Askew became best known as one half of the writing partnership Alice and Claude Askew. Together, the couple published more than ninety novels between 1904 and 1918, building a wide readership with fast-moving popular fiction.
Their work covered several genres, including romance, mystery, adventure, and occult fiction. Claude Askew is still remembered in fantastic literature for the Aylmer Vance stories, supernatural investigations featuring a ghost-seer and psychic detective.
During the First World War, Claude and Alice also traveled in Serbia and wrote about what they witnessed there. Both died on October 6, 1917, when the ship they were traveling on, the Città di Bari, was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, cutting short one of the era's most productive literary collaborations.