Ottwell Binns

Born in Rochdale on 11 February 1872, Ottwell Binns was a British novelist and minister. He trained for the ministry at Western College in Plymouth, served first in Congregational work and later as a Unitarian minister, and held posts in places including Portland, Scarborough, Ainsworth, Mansfield, and Torquay.

Binns became a notably prolific writer of popular fiction. His books were largely adventures and mysteries, often set in Britain or in more distant locations such as Africa, Asia, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Canadian North. His stories are remembered for brisk action, narrow escapes, and capable heroes, and he also wrote under the names Ben Bolt and Benjamin Bolt.

He was born on 11 February 1872 and died in Penzance on 27 November 1935. Among his better-known works is Dan Yeo; Or, The Island of the Lost (1929), a lost-race adventure noted by The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. No suitable verified portrait image could be confirmed from the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included here.