Shiel was brought up in the West Indies and was of Irish descent. Educated at King's College, London and St. Bartholomew's, Shiel initially studied medicine before turning to literature. During World War I, he acted as an interpreter in the Censor's Office. His literary output was diversified and included detective stories, romances and science fiction. In all he wrote over 25 novels. His principal works include Prince Zaleski (1895), The Yellow Danger (1898), The Purple Cloud (1901), Unto the Third Generation (1903), The White Wedding (1907), The Dragon (1913), The Lord of the Sea (1924), Here Comes the Lady (1928), Cold Steel (1929), The Black Box (1930) and The Young Men Are Coming (1937). |
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