Edgar Jepson

Born on November 28, 1863, Edgar Alfred Jepson was an English novelist and short-story writer whose career ranged across adventure fiction, detective stories, fantasy, and the supernatural. He wrote for a wide popular audience and also published under the pseudonym R. Edison Page.

Jepson is especially remembered for the energy and variety of his storytelling. Alongside his own novels and stories, he worked with other notable writers, including Robert Eustace and, at times, Arthur Conan Doyle, which places him in the lively world of late Victorian and early 20th-century popular fiction.

He died on April 12, 1938. Today, he remains an appealing figure for readers who enjoy rediscovering imaginative, fast-moving fiction from the Edwardian era and beyond.