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J. D. Beresford
| Full Name: |
John
Davys
Beresford |
| Born: |
March 17, 1873 |
| Died: |
February 1, 1947 |
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Author |
| Nationality: |
English |
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Biography
Beresford was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H.G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon. His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society. Elisabeth Beresford (1926-2010), children's writer and creator of The Wombles, was his daughter. Through his son, writer Marc Brandel (Marcus Beresford), he is the great-grandfather of American actor James Newman.
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