author
Richmond Seeley
A Victorian publisher as well as a writer, he helped shape historical adventure fiction from both sides of the book trade. He is best remembered for collaborating with Alfred J. Church on stories set in the ancient world, including The Hammer: A Story of the Maccabean Times.
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The Hammer: A Story of the Maccabean Times
by Alfred John Church, Richmond Seeley
About the author
Born in 1832, Richmond Seeley was part of the Seeley publishing family in London and later took over the business founded by his father. Archival and publishing records describe him as both a publisher and an author, which helps explain his close connection to the books he helped bring into print.
As a writer, he is most closely associated with The Hammer: A Story of the Maccabean Times, created with Alfred J. Church. Project Gutenberg's note on the book says the partnership grew out of their long relationship as author and publisher, with Seeley contributing the plan and detailed outline while Church carried out the writing.
That background gives Seeley's work an interesting character: he was not only involved in making books, but also in shaping the stories themselves. He died in 1913, leaving behind a small but notable place in the world of late 19th-century historical fiction and publishing.