Bertram Fletcher Robinson
Bertram Fletcher Robinson (22 August 1870 – 21 January 1907) was an English sportsman, journalist, editor, author and Liberal Unionist Party activist. During his life-time, he wrote at least three hundred items, including a series of short stories that feature a detective called 'Addington Peace'. Following his untimely death at the age of just 36 years, speculation grew that Robinson was the victim of a curse bestowed upon him by an Egyptian antiquity at the British Museum, which he had researched whilst working as a journalist for a British newspaper. However, Robinson is perhaps best remembered for his literary collaborations with his friends and fellow Crimes Club members, Arthur Conan Doyle, P. G. Wodehouse and Max Pemberton.
Bertram Fletcher Robinson | |
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Bertram Fletcher Robinson pictured during his tenure as 'Day Editor' of the Daily Express newspaper (c. 1901) | |
| Born | 22 August 1870 Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England |
| Died | 21 January 1907 (aged 36) Belgravia, London, England |
| Resting place | St. Andrew's Church, Ipplepen, Devon, England |
| Education | Newton Abbot Proprietary college |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
| Occupation(s) | Sportsman, journalist, author, editor, liberal unionist party activist, barrister |
| Spouse | Gladys Hill Morris |
| Relatives |
Philip Richard Morris (Father-in-Law) |
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