F. St. Mars

Writing as F. St. Mars, Frank Howard Atkins was a British author whose work appeared widely in early 20th-century pulp magazines. Reliable sources identify him as the writer behind the pen name and note that he produced a large number of short stories, many of them centered on animals and the natural world.

His stories were published in magazines such as Pearson's Magazine, The Grand Magazine, The Novel Magazine, and The Red Magazine. He also published books including The Way of the Wild, and his fiction is remembered for turning animal life into tense, dramatic adventure.

There does seem to be some disagreement in sources about his exact birth year, with library-style records sometimes listing 1883 while reference sources commonly give 1882. Since the pen name is firmly linked to Frank Howard Atkins and the dates given for his life end in 1921, that is the part that can be stated with confidence here.