Walter Besant
Besant, Sir Walter
August 14, 1836 – June 9, 1901 (aged 64)
Birth place: Portsea, Hampshire, England, UK
Browse magazine works (first published 1876)
Novelist and philanthropist. Taught at Royal College in Mauritius from 1861 to 1867. Began collaborating with James Rice in 1871, producing 14 novels. Besant wrote his first standalone novel in 1882, and wrote 32 novels after Rice's death. He helped to found the Society of Authors in 1884 and edited its journal.
Pen Names
Sir Walter Besant · The Authors of 'Ready Money Mortiboy,' 'This Son of Vulcan,' 'The Golden Butterfly,' Etc., Etc. · W. B.