Midst of a wide stretch of woods and meadows, and had scarcely any companionship save that of the birds and beasts that dwelt about the old farmstead. His father and mother were dead, and his grand.
Joseph Smith Fletcher was an English journalist, writer, and fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He studied law before turning to journalism.
His literary career spanned approximately 200 books on a wide variety of subjects including fiction, non-fiction, histories, historical fiction, and mysteries. He was known as one of the leading writers of detective fiction in the Golden Age.