Charles James Louis Gilson, who published as Captain Charles Gilson and Major Charles Gilson and Barbara Gilson (1878–1943) was a British officer and a popular author of science fiction, adventure stories, and historical fiction books for children.[1][2] Some of his stories were illustrated including at least one book, The Refugee; the Strange Story of Nether Hall, by Arthur E. Becher. Cyrus Cuneo also illustrated his writing.[2] His fiction included works about the Pygmies of the Upper Congo.[3] He also depicted Boxer Rebellion era adventures. Some of his stories were serialized in magazines.[4] Many of his stories are available online through resources such as Project Gutenberg.

Gilson served in China after the Boxer Rebellion and featured China in some of his stories.[5] Gilson featured a Chinese detective in one of his stories.[6] He wrote young adult fiction and was praised for his "wide knowledge of the world" in his portrayals.[1] His stories were also published in magazines for youth such as The Captain and St. Nicholas Magazine.[7] Another of his works featured the exploits of Jerry Abershaw.[8] He also produced an account of Robin Hood.

The Spectator reviewed his book The Lost Column in 1908.[9]

Bibliography

• The Silver Shoe
• The Law of Natural Healing (1905)
• The Lost Island: A Strange Tale of Adventure in the Far East (1910)
• The Refugee: the Strange Story of Nether Hall with illustrations by Arthur E. Becher (1910)
• The Pirate Aeroplane (1913)
• Certain Passages in the Life of Mr Wang (1914)
• Across the Cameroons: A Story of War and Adventure[10]
• Treasure of Kings[11]
• Submarine U93 illustrated by George Soper[12]
• The Fire-Gods: A Tale of the Congo[13]
• The Pirate Yacht, an Amazing Yarn of Modern Pirates (1918)
• The Lost City: Being the Authentic Account of Professor Miles Unthank of the Search for the Sarcophagus of Serophis, and the Theft of the Mystic Scarab, Formerly in the British Museum (1920)
• Held by Chinese Brigands (1920)
• Jugatai, the Tartar (1920)
• The Boy's Own Annual Volume 43 (1921) with L. R. Brightwell illustrated by C. Gifford Ambler; L.R. Brightwell; George Soper; et al.[14]
• The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• The Lost City (1923)
• The Boy's Own Paper (1923)
• The Lost Column; A Story of the Boxer Rebellion in China (1924)
• The Treasure Of The Red Tribe (1926) published by Cassell & Co
• Mystery island (1928) published by S.W. Partridge
• The City of the Sorcerer (1934)
• The Cat and the Curate: A Phenomenal Experience (1934)
• Queen of the Andes (1935) as Barbara Gilson
• Robin of Sherwood
• Wolfskin[15]
• Raja Dick (1948) published by Oxford University Press[16]

References

External links

• Works by Charles Gilson at Project Gutenberg