author
Warren F. Robinson
Best known for a pair of adventure novels from the 1930s, this elusive writer left behind stories of mystery, danger, and sea-going suspense. Even with few biographical details surviving, the books themselves still hint at a lively taste for action and old-fashioned adventure.
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The G-man's son at Porpoise Island
by Warren F. Robinson
About the author
Very little confirmed biographical information appears to be available about this author, which makes Warren F. Robinson something of a mystery today. Reliable catalog and bookseller records consistently connect the name to two adventure novels published by Goldsmith in the 1930s: The G-man's Son at Porpoise Island (1936) and The Phantom Whale (1937).
Project Gutenberg also lists The G-man's Son at Porpoise Island, helping show that Robinson's work has remained findable long after its original publication. The surviving record suggests a writer associated with fast-moving juvenile or popular adventure fiction, with sea travel, crime, and suspense at the center of the stories.
Because firm personal details such as birth, death, education, or career could not be confirmed from the sources found here, it's best to remember Robinson through the books themselves: compact, colorful adventures from the era of classic American children's publishing.