author
I. William Adams
A little-known early 20th-century novelist, this author wrote historical fiction set in places of major political change, including Hawaii and feudal Japan. His surviving books suggest a fascination with royal courts, cultural conflict, and moments when old worlds were giving way to new ones.
3 Audiobooks
Shibusawa; or, The passing of old Japan
by I. William Adams
Yodogima: In Feudalistic Japan
by I. William Adams
Kaiuolani : A princess of Hawaii
by I. William Adams
About the author
Very little biographical information about I. William Adams could be confirmed from reliable online sources during this search. What is clear is that he published historical novels in the early 1910s, including Yodogima: In Feudalistic Japan (1911) and Kaiuolani: A Princess of Hawaii (1912).
Those works place him among writers who turned dramatic historical settings into popular fiction. Kaiuolani is set around the last years of the Hawaiian monarchy, while Yodogima draws on Japanese history, showing a clear interest in political upheaval, court life, and cross-cultural change.
Because so little verified personal information is readily available, the books themselves are the best guide to his work. They point to an author drawn to history as storytelling material, especially eras shaped by power struggles, tradition, and transformation.