Pemberton
MAX, an English novelist. He was born in 1863 in Birmingham, was educated at Cambridge, and in 1885 began writing for "Vanity Fair" and other journals. His first romance, "The Iron Pirate," appeared in 1893. Since then he has written: "Queen of the Jesters"; "The Garden of Swords"; "Féo"; "House Under the Sea"; "Beatrice of Venice"; "My Sword for Lafayette"; "The Show Girl"; "Captain Black"; "The Lady Evelyn"; and "Garrick" (a play).