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A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language This page intentionally left blank A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language Second Edition T. J. Carty OR Routledge GDELTU Taylor & Francis Group E NEW YORK AND LONDON First published in the United Kingdom 2000 by Mansell Publishing This edition published 2014 by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, 0X14 4RN Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business ©T.J.Cartyl995,2000 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording or any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publishers or their appointed agents. British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. ISBN 0-7201-2382-8 (Mansell) Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress. ISBN 1-57958-209-5 (Fitzroy Dearborn) Designed and typeset by Ben Cracknell Studios For Anne and Beth This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix Arrangement of the Material xi Select Bibliography xiii Part I: Pseudonyms 1 A-Z 3 Symbols 239 Part II: Real Names 241 This page intentionally left blank Preface In the five years since the typescript of the first edition of this Dictionary was delivered to the publishers, some additional 3,000 pseudonyms and nearly 5,000 real names have been added, increasing the original edition by some 30 to 35 per cent. In addition, readers and reviewers have been kind enough to point out errors and omissions, which have to the best of my ability been corrected. As explained in the Preface to the first edition, this work arose from the simple need to discover the true identity of the writer Daniel Chaucer and the apparent absence of any book that would provide the answer. Successive enquiries and note-taking, when looking for other names, produced a dossier of unmanageable proportions and the seeds of the first edition were thus planted. This volume pretends to no other purpose than to satisfy the curious and to be used as a tool by those fortunate enough to have an interest in books and the book trade. Given the extent to which most new authors struggle to find a sympathetic publisher, it seems strange that any should disguise their identity. Centuries ago, when an incautious writer might have been rash enough to touch upon some religious or political point of con- troversy, it probably would have been a prudent precaution and, later on, convention might have dictated that anonymity attach to a learned dissertation on a point of law or religion. Whatever the reasons, many books and pamphlets were published with an impersonal attri- bution, and we find works by Ά Member of the Church of Scotland', Ά Layman', Ά Barrister-at-Law', Ά Learned Divine' or variants on these themes, all seeming to imply reluctant, yet driven and competent, authorship. Was it delicacy, modesty or etiquette that led to many women writers assuming the mantle of Ά Lady' or Ά Lady of. . .', rather than reveal their real names on their works? Or was it because until comparatively recently there was some insecurity attaching to their income and property rights? Mary Augusta Ward, using her husband's first name, published as Mrs Humphry Ward, achieving astonishing levels of popularity. Many novels by her, and others, appeared originally in serial form in the magazines and journals that blossomed in the nineteenth century. The subterfuge of pseudonymity continues to be practised, and in the present century the genres of romance, crime and science fiction have generated so much pseudonymous writing that one can only conclude that the convention is merely playful whimsicality. Here and there a few authors, under their real names, may have carefully nurtured a reputation in some more academic field which they seek to protect from critical obloquy, but, given the respectability attaching to much popular fiction, the camouflage seems to be unnecessary. The compiler, whose real name appears below, accepts all responsibility for any errors or omissions and, being aware that no work such as this is ever complete, requests the readers' indulgence, if only to avoid future pseudonymity. It is appropriate here to express gratitude to those friends and colleagues who have given support and encouragement in the prepara- tion of this work. T.J.Carty
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