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William John Locke
1863–1930
A widely read British novelist and playwright of the early 20th century, he was especially known for warm, witty stories and memorable popular novels such as The Belovéd Vagabond. Born in British Guiana and educated in Trinidad and at Cambridge, he brought an unusually broad background to his fiction.
28 Audiobooks
Viviette
by William John Locke
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel
by William John Locke
The Mountebank
by William John Locke
A Christmas Mystery: The Story of Three Wise Men
by William John Locke
Jaffery
by William John Locke
Simon the Jester
by William John Locke
The White Dove
by William John Locke
The Fortunate Youth
by William John Locke
The Glory of Clementina Wing
by William John Locke
Stella Maris
by William John Locke
The Wonderful Year
by William John Locke
The Tale of Triona
by William John Locke
The Belovéd Vagabond
by William John Locke
A Study In Shadows
by William John Locke
The Rough Road
by William John Locke
At the Gate of Samaria
by William John Locke
Index of the Project Gutenberg Works of William J. Locke
by William John Locke
Far-away Stories
by William John Locke
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol
by William John Locke
Derelicts
by William John Locke
Idols
by William John Locke
The Red Planet
by William John Locke
The House of Baltazar
by William John Locke
Septimus
by William John Locke
Where Love Is
by William John Locke
The Demagogue and Lady Phayre
by William John Locke
Vanhanpojan moraali
by William John Locke
The golden journey of Mr. Paradyne
by William John Locke
About the author
Born on March 20, 1863, in British Guiana to English parents, he spent part of his childhood in Trinidad before studying at St John's College, Cambridge. After university he worked as a schoolmaster, and later served as secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects, building a career alongside his writing.
He became known as a British novelist, dramatist, and playwright, with a reputation for short stories as well as novels. Among the books most closely associated with him is The Belovéd Vagabond, one of the works that helped make him a popular author in the early 1900s.
He died on May 15, 1930. Today he is remembered as a storyteller with a gift for charm, sentiment, and humor, whose books captured a broad readership in his own time.