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Leigh H. (Leigh Hadley) Irvine
1863–1942
A prolific journalist and editor, he wrote practical guides for writers and a wide range of books on California, labor, law, and adventure fiction. His career in newspapers shaped a clear, energetic style that carried into both his reference works and his novels.
1 Audiobook
The Magazine Style-Code
by Leigh H. (Leigh Hadley) Irvine
About the author
Born in Oregon, Missouri, in 1863, Leigh Hadley Irvine built his reputation first in journalism. Archival and reference sources describe him as an American journalist, editor, and author who worked for several newspapers, including major California papers, before turning that experience into books for writers and general readers.
His bibliography was notably broad. In addition to fiction such as An Affair in the South Seas and Legends of the Ozorans, he produced practical and nonfiction works including The Writer's Blue Book, The Magazine Style-Code, and Irvine's Dictionary of Titles. He also wrote on public affairs and regional history, including books about labor, the courts, and California.
Irvine died in 1942, leaving behind the kind of mixed career that feels very early-20th-century in the best way: part newspaperman, part critic, part historian, and part storyteller. For listeners today, his work offers a glimpse of a writer equally at home with instruction, opinion, and imagination.