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Roberts Beaumont

1862–1924

Best known as a prolific writer of adventure and boys’ fiction, this late Victorian and Edwardian author published widely in magazines and books, often under the name Richard Henry Beaumont. His stories mix brisk action with a practical, outdoorsy feel that suited the popular reading tastes of his time.

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Colour in woven design : Being a treatise on the science and technology of textile colouring (woollen, worsted, cotton and silk materials)

Colour in woven design : Being a treatise on the science and technology of textile colouring (woollen, worsted, cotton and silk materials)

by Roberts Beaumont

About the author

Born in 1862 and dying in 1924, Roberts Beaumont was a British author associated with popular adventure fiction and writing for younger readers. Sources available during this search connect him with the name Richard Henry Beaumont, under which a number of his works were published.

His fiction appeared in the lively market for late 19th- and early 20th-century popular literature, where tales of travel, danger, and resourcefulness were especially in demand. That background helps explain the straightforward pace and accessible style readers often find in his work.

Reliable biographical detail about his private life appears to be limited online, so it is safest to remember him mainly through the stories themselves and his place in the magazine and book culture of his era.