R. V. (Richard Voorhees) Risley

Very little biographical information about this author could be confirmed from reliable public sources during this search. He is identified in Project Gutenberg records as Richard Voorhees Risley, writing as R. V. Risley, and is associated with the dates 1874–1904.

His best-known available work appears to be The Sentimental Vikings, a novel preserved by Project Gutenberg. The title and surviving edition suggest an author working in the light fiction of his era, with an interest in humor, sentiment, and entertaining storytelling.

Because so few trustworthy sources about his life were available, much of his personal story remains unclear today. What does survive is the impression of a promising writer whose published work outlived a short life.