W. Douglas (Wilfrid Douglas) Newton

Born in 1884, Wilfrid Douglas Newton was an Irish-born writer who published under W. Douglas Newton and several other names. Reference sources describe him as an editor, critic, essayist, novelist, and journalist, with work appearing from the early 1900s onward in British magazines and newspapers.

He wrote across an unusually wide range of genres, including detective fiction, adventure stories, supernatural tales, and science fiction. He was also active as a special correspondent, and records of his books show that his nonfiction included war writing such as The Undying Story and travel-related work including Westward with the Prince of Wales.

Later in life, Newton also published Catholic-themed nonfiction, including Catholic London. He died in 1951, leaving behind a varied body of work that reflects both the magazine culture and the popular reading tastes of his time.