Edgar Jepson

Author Code: EEJP

Educated at Leamington College and Balliol College, Oxford, Jepson published his first book, Sibyl Falcon in 1895, encouraged by his close friend, Edith Nesbit. He became a popular writer of detective fiction, although he also ventured into the area of fantasy with works such as The Horned Shepherd (1904), which dealt with sorcery. His best novel is undoubtedly The Moon Gods (1930). Jepson also translated the Arsene Lupin works of Maurice Le Blanc. In 1908, he became a member of the Square Club, an association of Edwardian authors. During the First World War, Jepson contributed propaganda articles and even edited The Win the War Cookery Book. Jepson also served as an editor of Vanity Fair magazine. His other works include The Keepers of the People (1898), On the Edge of the Empire (1900), The Triumphs of Tinker (1905), The Mystery of the Myrtles (1907), The Garden at Number 19 (1910), The House on the Mall (1912), The Loudwater Mystery (1920), The Religion of the Life Force (1922), The Lady Noggs Assists (1925), The Splendid Adventures of Hannibal Todd (1927), The Secret Square (1933) and Lucy and the Dark Gods (1936).