English short-story writer, novelist, publisher and civil servant
Herbert Russell Wakefield (1888 – 2 August 1964)[1] was an English short-story writer, novelist, publisher, and civil servant chiefly remembered today for his ghost stories.
- ^ Wakefield's date of birth is often incorrectly given as 1890. See Richard Dalby, "Introduction", The Best Ghost Stories of H. Russell Wakefield (Chicago: Academy Chicago Publications, 1982), p. 7. ISBN 0-89733-066-8