Amyas Northcote

Amyas Northcote (1864–1923) was an English writer. He was the seventh son of the First Earl of Iddesleigh (the Chancellor of the Exchequer under Disraeli) and was for several years a Justice of the Peace in Buckinghamshire. [1] Northcote spent some time in Chicago, running a small business there.[1] He wrote ghost stories in the line of those of M. R. James, which were compiled in his only book, In Ghostly Company.[1] [2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Neil Wilson, Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to British Supernatural Fiction, 1820-1950. British Library, London, 2000. ISBN 0712310746. (p. 383)
  2. ↑ Richard Dalby, The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories 2. Carroll and Graf, ISBN 0-88184-701-1 (p.417).
  3. ↑ Wordsworth Editions author page.


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