Will H. Grattan

Will H. Grattan is an obscure early-20th-century fiction writer best known for "Broadcast," a short story originally published in the August 30, 1923 issue of Adventure magazine. The story later entered the public domain and has been preserved by Project Gutenberg, which is the clearest readily available source tying Grattan to that magazine appearance.

Beyond that, very little biographical information appears to be reliably documented in easily accessible sources. Library and public-domain listings confirm the author name and the existence of "Broadcast," but they do not provide a fuller life story, dates, or background. For that reason, it is safest to describe Grattan as a little-known adventure writer from the pulp-magazine world rather than to guess at personal details.

What does come through is the flavor of the work itself: brisk plotting, danger in a Western setting, and a feel for suspense shaped by the popular magazine fiction of the 1920s. If you enjoy rediscovering forgotten authors whose stories still move fast a century later, Grattan has that kind of appeal.