S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats

Born around 1858, Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats wrote under the name S. Levett-Yeats. He came from a family with strong ties to British India, and before making his name as a novelist he served as a lieutenant in the Punjab Light Horse and later worked in the Punjab civil service.

While still in government service, he began writing fiction and went on to publish a run of lively historical and adventure novels in the 1890s and early 1900s. His books include The Honour of Savelli, The Chevalier d'Auriac, A Galahad of the Creeks, The Heart of Denise, and The Traitor's Way.

His stories were noted for their energy and wide-ranging settings, and they found a ready audience among readers who enjoyed romantic, dramatic popular fiction. He died in 1916, leaving behind a body of work that reflects the taste for historical adventure at the end of the Victorian era.