author
William Reginald Hodder
1867–1926
A New Zealand-born journalist who later worked in Britain, he wrote adventurous fiction that mixed popular thrills with the supernatural. He is now chiefly remembered for The Daughter of the Dawn and the horror novel The Vampire.
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The daughter of the dawn : A realistic story of Maori magic
by William Reginald Hodder
About the author
Born in Nelson, New Zealand, on August 15, 1867, William Reginald Hodder became a journalist and later lived and worked in the United Kingdom. He also published under forms of his name such as W. R. Hodder and Reginald Hodder.
His best-known book is The Daughter of the Dawn (1903), an early novel set in New Zealand that draws on Māori themes and adventure storytelling. Reference sources on speculative fiction also note The Vampire (1913) as a horror novel, while Ultus, the Man from the Dead (1916) is described as a thriller rather than a fantastic tale.
Hodder died in London on January 21, 1926. Reliable biographical information about him is fairly limited, but the surviving record shows a writer whose work moved between imperial adventure, mystery, and the supernatural.