Frederick Orin Bartlett

Born in Haverhill, Massachusetts, on July 2, 1876, Frederick Orin Bartlett built a career as a writer during the years when magazines, illustrated novels, and silent films were all hungry for new stories. Reliable catalog and reference sources identify him as an American author, and some sources also note that he worked in screenwriting.

Bartlett wrote a wide range of fiction, from society and romantic novels to adventure tales. Among the works most often associated with him are The Seventh Noon, The Web of the Golden Spider, The Wall Street Girl, The Triflers, and Joan and Co. Reference listings also show that he sometimes published under the pseudonym William Carleton.

He died on November 4, 1945. Although he is not widely remembered today, many of his books remain accessible through public-domain libraries, which has helped keep his lively, readable fiction in circulation for new generations of readers.