Herbert George Jenkins

Born in 1876, Herbert George Jenkins was a British writer, journalist, and publisher. Before starting his own firm in 1912, he worked for about eleven years at The Bodley Head, and he later became the owner of Herbert Jenkins Ltd., a publishing house closely associated with P. G. Wodehouse.

As a novelist, he is especially remembered for light fiction such as the Bindle books, centered on the lively Cockney character Joseph Bindle. He also wrote detective fiction, including stories featuring Malcolm Sage, showing the same readable, entertaining style across comedy and mystery.

Jenkins died on June 8, 1923, at just 47. A confirmed portrait image was not clearly available from the Wikipedia page consulted, but his reputation has lasted through reprints, library editions, and audiobook revivals of his humorous and mystery fiction.