W. (William) Holt-White

Born in Hanwell, Middlesex, on September 28, 1878, William Edward Bradden Holt-White wrote under the name W. Holt-White. Reliable reference sources describe him as a British journalist, film producer, and novelist, and note that he died in Eastry, Kent, on December 1, 1937.

Holt-White wrote across several popular early-1900s modes, including thrillers, political adventures, and speculative fiction. Sources credit him with novels such as The Earthquake, The Man Who Stole the Earth, The Prime Minister's Secret (also published in the United States as The Crime Club), The World Stood Still, The Woman Who Saved the World, and The Super-Spy.

He also had a career beyond books. Reference listings note work as a correspondent and editor connected with the Daily Mail, and the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction says he was involved in film production and headed the editorial department for the British propaganda newsreel The War Office Official Topical Budget during 1917 and 1918. His fiction is now remembered mainly by readers interested in overlooked Edwardian thrillers and early science fiction.