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Herbert Inman
A British storyteller whose books ranged from fairy tales to school and adventure stories, he also turned real events into gripping narrative with his account of the 1907 Dundonald shipwreck.
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Wulnoth the Wanderer: A Story of King Alfred of England
by Herbert Inman
About the author
Herbert Escott Inman was a British writer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Available reference sources identify him as the author of fairy tales as well as boys' adventure and school stories, placing him among the many popular children's writers of his era.
His known works include titles such as The One-Eyed Griffin, and Other Fairy Stories, The Owl King and Other Fairy Stories, The Tear of Kalee, and Wulnoth the Wanderer. He is also noted for writing The Castaways of Disappointment Island, an account connected with the wreck of the Dundonald in 1907.
The basic biographical record that is easy to confirm is fairly slim, but it consistently gives his dates as 1860 to 1915. Even with that limited information, his bibliography suggests a writer comfortable moving between wonder, danger, and brisk storytelling for younger readers.