Stanley C. (Stanley Currie) Johnson

Stanley Currie Johnson was a British author born in 1878. Library and catalog records identify him as the author of a notably broad body of work, including The Stamp Collector, Peeps at Postage Stamps, Saturday with My Camera, Chats on Military Curios, The Flags of Our Fighting Army, Grow Your Own Vegetables, and The Successful Journalist and Author.

That range suggests a writer who was deeply interested in practical knowledge and popular education. His books moved easily between hobbies, everyday skills, and history, helping general readers learn about collecting, photography, gardening, and writing in a straightforward way.

He also wrote on larger historical subjects, including A History of Emigration from the United Kingdom to North America, 1763–1912. While biographical details about his personal life are hard to confirm from the sources available here, his surviving bibliography shows an energetic and adaptable author whose work spoke to the curiosity of ordinary readers.