author
John Henry Goldfrap
1879–1917
An English-born journalist turned prolific writer of boys’ adventure fiction, he built a career around fast-moving series stories and a whole lineup of pen names. His books helped feed the early 20th-century appetite for aviation, scouting, and high-energy tales of youthful daring.
45 Audiobooks
The Boy Scouts Under Fire in Mexico
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators in Africa; Or, an Aerial Ivory Trail
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts at the Canadian Border
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators' Treasure Quest; Or, The Golden Galleon
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys Along the St. Lawrence
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys with the Texas Rangers
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys Across the Frontier
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys' World Cruise
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys Aboard a Destroyer
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Pacific
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys on Aero Service
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts at the Panama Canal
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys in the Canadian Rockies
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys with the Mexican Rangers
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Motor Rangers Through the Sierras
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts at the Panama-Pacific Exposition
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys on Battle Practice
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash; or, Facing Death in the Antarctic
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Motor Rangers' Cloud Cruiser
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys in Home Waters
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Ocean Wireless Boys on War Swept Seas
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts on the Range
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts' Mountain Camp
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Naval Code
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators' Flight for a Fortune
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts of the Eagle Patrol
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Bungalow Boys Along the Yukon
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators in Nicaragua; or, In League with the Insurgents
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Ocean Wireless Boys on the Atlantic
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War
by John Henry Goldfrap
The ocean wireless boys of the iceberg patrol
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators in Record Flight; Or, The Rival Aeroplane
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Motor Rangers on Blue Water; or, The Secret of the Derelict
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Bungalow Boys North of Fifty-Three
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Border Boys on the Trail
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Dreadnought Boys on a Submarine
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts and the Army Airship
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts for Uncle Sam
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Aviators on Secret Service; Or, Working with Wireless
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Ocean Wireless Boys and the Lost Liner
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Bungalow Boys in the Great Northwest
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Motor Rangers' Wireless Station
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Boy Scouts' badge of courage
by John Henry Goldfrap
The Bungalow Boys on the Great Lakes
by John Henry Goldfrap
About the author
Born in Bideford, Devon, in April 1879, he later moved with his family to America and settled in California. He worked as a journalist in San Francisco and then joined the staff of the Evening World in New York after moving there in 1905.
He is best remembered for writing boys’ books during the boom in popular adventure series. Rather than publishing under his own name, he wrote under several pseudonyms, including Captain Wilbur Lawton, and produced stories centered on teamwork, technology, and action. Reference sources also note his connection to early wireless-themed adventure fiction.
He died on November 21, 1917. Because his work appeared under so many different names, his real identity is less widely known than the lively series fiction he helped create.