author
Crittenden Marriott
1867–1932
A prolific early-20th-century American writer and journalist, he turned reporting experience into fast-moving fiction, from adventure tales to speculative stories of the sea. His work still circulates widely in digital editions, giving modern readers an easy way into a once-popular magazine-era voice.
4 Audiobooks
Out of Russia
by Crittenden Marriott
The isle of dead ships
by Crittenden Marriott
The ward of Tecumseh
by Crittenden Marriott
Via Berlin
by Crittenden Marriott
About the author
Born in Baltimore on March 20, 1867, Crittenden Marriott was an American author and newspaper correspondent who became a notably prolific magazine writer in the early twentieth century. Reference sources describe him as a frequent contributor to periodicals, and public-domain library records show that a large body of his fiction has survived in ebook form.
His career blended journalism and storytelling. Biographical references note reporting assignments connected with Cuba in 1897 and Puerto Rico during the period of General Miles's campaign, experience that helps explain the topical, adventurous feel of much of his fiction.
Marriott is especially remembered for adventure and speculative tales, including The Isle of Dead Ships, and film databases also credit him in early screen work. He died in Washington, D.C., on March 28, 1932.