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Watson (HENRY BRERETON MARRIOTT)

HENRY BRERETON MARRIOTT, an English novelist, born in Caulfield, Australia, in 1863. He was educated at Canterbury College, New Zealand, and in 1885 removed to England, where he engaged in journalism. He contributed to many reviews and magazines and became best known as a writer of novels of adventure. These include "Lady Faintheart" (1890); "Galloping Dick" (1896); "The Adventurers" (1898); "Hurricane Island" (1904); "The Big Fish" (1912); "The House in the Downs" (1914); "The Affair on the Island" (1916); "Mulberry Wharf" (1917); and "The Excelsior" (1918).

He also served on the editorial staffs of several magazines.