Nelson Lee (detective)

Nelson Lee
First appearanceA Dead Man’s Secret (19 September 1894)
Created byDr. John William Staniforth (as Maxwell Scott)
In-universe information
GenderMale
OccupationDetective
NationalityBritish

Nelson Lee is a fictional detective who featured in the Amalgamated Press papers over a 40-year run.[1] [2] Created in 1894 by Maxwell Scott (the pseudonym of Dr. John Staniforth 1863-1927) he appeared in various publications including The Halfpenny Marvel, Pluck, The Boys' Friend, Boys' Realm, The Boys' Herald and the Union Jack[3] In 1915 he was given his own story-paper series, The Nelson Lee Library, which ran until 1933.

In all Lee appeared in over 2500 tales set in every corner of the globe, making him one of the most published fictional detectives of all time.[3][1]

  1. ^ a b Nevins, Jess (2005). Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana. UNKNO.
  2. ^ Turner, E.S. (1976). Boys Will Be Boys, Chapter 9. Penguin.
  3. ^ a b Andrew, Lucy (2017). The Boy Detective in Early British Children's Literature, Chapter 4. Springer.