author
F. H. (Frederick Hankerson) Costello
1851–1921
Best known for fast-moving adventure stories, this Maine writer had a knack for sea tales and historical action, and even ventured into early dinosaur fiction with Sure-Dart in 1909.
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Sure-dart : A story of strange hunters and stranger game in the days of monsters
by F. H. (Frederick Hankerson) Costello
About the author
Born in Bangor, Maine, in 1851, Frederick Hankerson Costello wrote popular adventure novels for a broad readership. He became especially associated with nautical fiction, drawing readers into stories of ships, danger, and action-packed travel.
His work also ranged beyond the sea. Costello is remembered for Sure-Dart: A Story of Strange Hunters and Stranger Game in the Days of Monsters (1909), an unusual prehistoric adventure that places young hunters among dinosaurs in an imagined ancient Colorado. That book has helped keep his name alive with readers interested in early speculative fiction.
Costello died in 1921, also in Bangor. Today he is mainly appreciated as a lively storyteller whose books connect historical adventure, boys' fiction, and an early strain of fantastic imagination.