Percy James Brebner

Percy James Brebner (March 24, 1864 – July 31, 1922) was a British author of adventure and detective fiction. He was the eldest son of James Brebner, manager of the National Provincial Bank of England, Piccadilly. He was educated at King's College School and worked in the Share & Loan Department of the Stock Exchange before he began his writing career.[1] He published his early novels under the name Christian Lys. Brebner wrote several historical novels.[2] One of his most popular creations was professor Christopher Quarles, a master detective of the Sherlock Holmes variety.[3] His Lost World title The Fortress of Yadasara also known as The Knight of the Silver Star was described as "a highly romantic lost-race adventure in the mode of the contemporary historical novel.".[4] It was serialized in Italian[5] and Spanish[6] pulp adventure journals in the early 20th century and was listed in 333: A Bibliography of the Science-Fantasy Novel a collection of the best efforts in Science-Fantasy up to and including 1950.

Percy James Brebner
BornPercy James Brebner
March 24, 1864
Islington
DiedJuly 31, 1922(1922-07-31) (aged 58)
London
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction
SubjectAdventure fiction, detective fiction

Brebner also wrote for various British and American newspapers and magazines including the Weekly Tale Teller[7] and The Sunday Star and publications like The Ilfracombe Chronicle War Supplement during the First World War.[8]

Works
  • Suspicion (as Christian Lys), 1889
  • A London Cobweb (as Christian Lys), 1892
  • The Doctor's Idol (as Christian Lys), 1894
  • The Dunthorpes of Westleigh (as Christian Lys), 1896
  • The Hepsworth Millions (as Christian Lys), 1898
  • The Fortress Of Yadasara (as Christian Lys), 1899
  • The Black Card (as Christian Lys) 1899
  • The Mystery of Ladyplace (as Christian Lys), 1900
  • The Crucible Of Circumstance, 1906
  • Princess Maritza, 1906
  • The Knight Of The Silver Star, 1907 (American edition of The Fortress Of Yadasara, published under the name Percy Brebner)
  • Vayenne, 1908
  • A Royal Ward, 1909 Novel set during the Regency era [2]
  • The Testing of Olive Vaughan, 1909
  • A Gentleman of Virginia, 1910 Novel set during the French Revolution and featuring as Lafayette a character [2]
  • The Brown Mask, 1910 Novel about Monmouth's Rebellion [2]
  • The Light That Lures, 1911
  • The White Gauntlet, 1912 Novel about the First Duke of Marlborough and Queen Anne [2]
  • The Little Gray Schoe, 1913
  • Christopher Quarles, 1914
  • The Turbulent Duchess, 1915
  • The Master Detective, 1916
  • A Gallant Lady, 1919
  • The Ivory Disc, 1920
  • The Gate of Temptation, 1920

References
  1. Who Was Who in Literature 1906-1934, Gale Research Company, 1979
  2. Baker, Ernest A., A Guide to Historical Fiction. London : G. Routledge and Sons, 1914.(pgs. 144, 281)
  3. The Edwardian Detectives: Literary Sleuths of the Edwardian Era, Resurrected Press, 2012
  4. Science-fiction, the Early Years, By Everett Franklin Bleiler, The Kent State University Press (March 1, 1991
  5. La fortezza di Yadasara, Il romanzo mensile Issues 1-9, 1903
  6. La Fortaleza de Yadasara en revista Zig-Zag,(4 nov. 1906)
  7. Weekly Tale Teller, No 188, December 7, 1912
  8. Patriotism and Propaganda in First World War Britain, David Monger, Liverpool University Press, 2012
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