W. F. Harvey

W. F. Harvey
BornWilliam Fryer Harvey
(1885-04-14)14 April 1885
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Died4 June 1937(1937-06-04) (aged 52)
Letchworth, Hertfordshire, England
OccupationShort story writer
NationalityEnglish

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", described by horror historian Les Daniels as "minor masterpieces".[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Daniels, Les (1975). Living in Fear: A History of Horror in the Mass Media. Boston: Da Capo Press. p. 92. ISBN 0306801930.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Dalby, Richard (1985). "William Fryer Harvey". In Bleiler, E. F., ed., Supernatural Fiction Writers. New York: Scribner's. pp. 591–596. ISBN 0684178087