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Francis Rolt-Wheeler
1876–1960
Best known for lively adventure books for younger readers, this British-born writer also led an unusually varied life as a journalist, editor, and later an author of occult and religious works. His career stretched across popular boys' fiction, wartime history, and speculative writing.
10 Audiobooks
The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U. S. Foresters
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U. S. Fisheries
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
Plotting in Pirate Seas
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U.S. Census
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U.S. Miners
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U. S. Survey
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Wonder of War on Land
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The monster-hunters
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers
by Francis Rolt-Wheeler
About the author
Born in London on December 16, 1876, Francis Rolt-Wheeler wrote under a name that became familiar to early 20th-century readers, especially through adventure stories for boys. Reliable bibliographic and reference sources identify him as Francis William Wheeler, and his work is closely associated with juvenile series fiction as well as popular nonfiction.
He spent important parts of his life in North America, where he worked in journalism and publishing, and he later built a substantial writing career under the name Francis Rolt-Wheeler. Sources such as the Science Fiction Encyclopedia and library catalogs show the breadth of his output, which included boys' books, war histories, travel or exploration-themed writing, and editorial work.
In later years, his interests shifted toward religion, astrology, occult subjects, and esoteric writing. He died in Nice, France, on August 21, 1960. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found from the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included here.