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Eric Lisle
A little-known early 20th-century writer, likely published as Rev. Eric Lisle, is remembered for boys' adventure fiction built around courage, mystery, and a strong sense of duty. His best-known surviving work, Under Honour's Flag, follows a young hero through danger and uncertainty with honor at the center of the story.
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Under Honour's Flag
by Eric Lisle
About the author
Very little biographical information about Eric Lisle appears to survive in widely available sources. Library and bookseller records identify him as Rev. Eric Lisle, and the strongest confirmable detail is that he wrote Under Honour's Flag, a novel published by Frederick Warne & Co. in 1907.
That book has had an unusual afterlife. It was later digitized by Project Gutenberg, which helped keep Lisle's work available to modern readers even though he remains obscure. Contemporary descriptions of the novel point to the kind of storytelling he favored: youthful protagonists, suspense, and themes of integrity, bravery, and loyalty.
Because so little reliable personal history is easy to verify, Lisle stands out less as a well-documented public figure than as one of many forgotten authors whose work has endured through preservation projects and reprints. For listeners who enjoy classic adventure fiction with a moral backbone, his writing offers a glimpse into that older tradition.