Merrick
LEONARD, English novelist and dramatist; born in London in 1864, educated at Brighton College and private schools. In 1918 his works were republished in a collected edition with introductions by well-known writers, among them Sir J. M. Barrie and Sir Arthur Pinero. His novels include: "Conrad in Quest of His Youth"; "When Love Flies Out of the Window"; "The Position of Peggy Harper"; "The Man Who Understood Women"; "The Quaint Companions"; "Cynthia"; "The Man Who Was Good"; "A Chair on the Boulevard"; "One Man's View"; "The Worldlings"; "The Actor-Manager"; "The House of Lynch," and "While Paris Laughed."
MERRITT His plays are: "The Free Pardon"; "When the Lamps Are Lighted"; "My Innocent Boy"; "The Elixir of Youth," and "A Woman in the Case."