Ralph S. (Ralph Selwood) Kendall

Ralph S. Kendall, sometimes listed as Ralph Selwood Kendall, was an early-20th-century adventure novelist. His name is closely associated with The Luck of the Mounted and Benton of the Royal Mounted, stories centered on the Royal Northwest Mounted Police and the rugged, fast-moving world of northern adventure.

Modern library and public-domain records show that his work continued to circulate long after its original publication, which suggests a lasting appeal for readers who enjoy classic popular fiction, especially tales of duty, danger, and frontier justice. At the same time, biographical information about him appears to be quite scarce.

Because the surviving sources are limited, a full personal portrait is hard to reconstruct with confidence. What stands out most clearly is the fiction itself: straightforward, action-driven storytelling from the era when mounted-police adventures were a familiar and popular part of commercial reading.