author
Horace Wyatt
1876–1954
Best known for writing about motoring and war at the dawn of the automobile age, this British author brought early 20th-century technology to life with a journalist’s eye. His books range from practical studies of military transport to sharp-edged wartime satire.
1 Audiobook
Motor Transports in War
by Horace Wyatt
About the author
Born in Stafford, Staffordshire, around December 1, 1876, Horace Matthew Wyatt was a British writer and editor whose work often centered on motor vehicles and their growing role in modern life. Records from 1911 show him living in Streatham and working as the editor of a technical journal focused on motor vehicles.
Wyatt wrote during a moment when cars were still new enough to feel exciting and transformative. His nonfiction includes works such as Motor Transports in War and The Motor Industry, which reflect his close interest in technology, transport, and the practical uses of automobiles across industry and empire.
He also wrote fiction and satirical work. The best-known example is Malice in Kulturland (1914), a speculative anti-war satire noted for its pointed take on militarism in pre-First World War Europe. Wyatt died on January 2, 1954.