author
William Murray Graydon
1864–1946
Best known for fast-moving adventure tales and Sexton Blake stories, this prolific writer published under several pen names and helped fill the pages of popular boys' story papers on both sides of the Atlantic.
7 Audiobooks
Canoe Boys and Campfires; Or, Adventures on Winding Waters
by William Murray Graydon
In Friendship's Guise
by William Murray Graydon
Guy in the Jungle; Or, A Boy's Adventure in the Wilds of Africa
by William Murray Graydon
In the Days of Washington: A Story of the American Revolution
by William Murray Graydon
The River of Darkness; Or, Under Africa
by William Murray Graydon
The Cryptogram: A Story of Northwest Canada
by William Murray Graydon
The Camp in the Snow; Or, Besieged by Danger
by William Murray Graydon
About the author
Born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1864, William Murray Graydon became an exceptionally prolific American writer. He also wrote under the names Alfred Armitage, William Murray, and Tom Olliver, producing adventure fiction, historical stories, and detective tales.
Graydon is especially associated with fiction for young readers and with stories featuring Sexton Blake, the hugely popular detective of British story papers. Around the late 1890s, he moved to England, where he continued writing for the lively magazine and story-paper market.
He died in 1946, leaving behind a large body of entertaining fiction shaped by action, travel, danger, and suspense. His work is a good fit for readers who enjoy energetic popular storytelling from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.