Charles James Louis Gilson, who published as Captain Charles Gilson and Major Charles Gilson and Barbara Gilson (1878–1943) was a British officer and a popular author of science fiction, adventure stories, and historical fiction books for children.[1][2] Some of his stories were illustrated including at least one book, The Refugee; the Strange Story of Nether Hall, by Arthur E. Becher. Cyrus Cuneo also illustrated his writing.[2] His fiction included works about the Pygmies of the Upper Congo.[3] He also depicted Boxer Rebellion era adventures. Some of his stories were serialized in magazines.[4] Many of his stories are available online through resources such as Project Gutenberg.
Gilson served in China after the Boxer Rebellion and featured China in some of his stories.[5] Gilson featured a Chinese detective in one of his stories.[6] He wrote young adult fiction and was praised for his "wide knowledge of the world" in his portrayals.[1] His stories were also published in magazines for youth such as The Captain and St. Nicholas Magazine.[7] Another of his works featured the exploits of Jerry Abershaw.[8] He also produced an account of Robin Hood.
The Spectator reviewed his book The Lost Column in 1908.[9]
- ^ a b Chen, Shih-Wen (8 April 2016). Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911. Routledge. ISBN 9781317066040 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. ABMR Publications. 23 December 1991. ISBN 978-1-85183-022-0 – via Google Books.
- ^ Carole G. Silver (4 December 1998). Strange and Secret Peoples : Fairies and Victorian Consciousness: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-802846-8.
- ^ Andrew Maunder; Angela K Smith; Jane Potter; Trudi Tate (29 September 2017). British Literature of World War I. Taylor & Francis. p. 100. ISBN 978-1-351-22228-0.
- ^ Paschal Scotti (February 2006). Out of Due Time: Wilfrid Ward and the Dublin Review. CUA Press. p. 253. ISBN 978-0-8132-1427-6.
- ^ "EBSCOhost | 101471176 | Adventure and Detection in Charles Gilson's Fiction, 1907-1934".
- ^ Maunder, Andrew; Smith, Angela K.; Potter, Jane; Tate, Trudi (29 September 2017). British Literature of World War I. Routledge. ISBN 9781351222280 – via Google Books.
- ^ Dodge, Mary Mapes (5 February 1910). "St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks". Scribner & Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Lost Column. By Captain Charles Gilson. (H. Frowde and » 5 Dec 1908 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive.[permanent dead link]