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W. F. Harvey | |
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| Born | William Fryer Harvey 14 April 1885 Leeds, West Yorkshire, England |
| Died | 4 June 1937 (aged 52) Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England |
| Occupation | Short story writer |
| Nationality | English |
William Fryer Harvey AM (14 April 1885 – 4 June 1937), known as W. F. Harvey, was an English writer of short stories, most notably in the macabre and horror genres. Among his best-known stories are "August Heat" (1910) and "The Beast with Five Fingers" (1919), described by horror historian Les Daniels as "minor masterpieces".[1][2][3]
- ^ Daniels, Les (1975). Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media. Boston: Da Capo Press. p. 92. ISBN 0306801930.
- ^ Searles, A. L. (1983). "The Short Fiction of Harvey". In Magill, Frank N., ed., Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, Vol 3. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Salem Press. pp. 1532–1535. ISBN 0-89356-450-8
- ^ Dalby, Richard (1985). "William Fryer Harvey". In Bleiler, E. F., ed., Supernatural Fiction Writers. New York: Scribner's. pp. 591–596. ISBN 0684178087