Escott Lynn

Escott Lynn was a British writer of historical and adventure fiction, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He is associated with energetic tales such as Robin Hood and His Merry Men, When Lion Heart Was King, Under the Red Rose, and Blair of Balaclava, books that draw on English history, legend, and military action.

Sources found during this search suggest that Escott Lynn was a pseudonym, apparently used by Christopher George Holman Lawrence (1866–1950). He also seems to have written under other names, including Captain W. C. Metcalfe, Lawrence Abbott, and Jackspur, though publicly available biographical detail is quite limited.

That scarcity of personal information makes the books themselves do most of the talking. They have the feel of classic boys' adventure fiction: fast-moving plots, clear loyalties, and a strong taste for chivalry, courage, and battlefield drama.