Frank Challice Constable

Frank Challice Constable (16 June 1846 – 7 October 1937) was an English barrister and writer. In addition to publishing under his own name, he published some works as F C Constable, and others as Colin Clout. His works included two science fiction novels: The Curse of Intellect (1895) and Aunt Judith's Island (1898).[1] Under the pseudonym Colin Clout, he also published the book Norman; or, Inherited Fate in 1894.[2] As a barrister, he served as a public prosecutor for the province in British India from 1872 to 1892.[3]: 4 [4][5]

Frank Challice Constable
Born(1846-06-16)16 June 1846
Edmonton, Middlesex
Died7 October 1937(1937-10-07) (aged 91)
Ascot, Berkshire
Pen nameColin Clout
OccupationBarrister
Writer
NationalityEnglish

References
  1. "Constable, Frank Challice". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. SFE Ltd. 11 August 2018.
  2. Carty, T. J. (3 December 2015). A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language. Routledge. p. 366. ISBN 9781135955786.
  3. Philmus, Robert M. (1981). "The Satiric Ambivalence of "The Island of Doctor Moreau" (L'Ambivalence satirique dans "l'île du Docteur Moreau")". Science Fiction Studies. 8 (1): 2–11. ISSN 0091-7729. JSTOR 4239376.
  4. "Legal Appointments". Solicitors Journal. 27: 241. 10 February 1883.
  5. Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990). Science-fiction, the Early Years: A Full Description of More Than 3,000 Science-fiction Stories from Earliest Times to the Appearance of the Genre Magazines in 1930 : with Author, Title, and Motif Indexes. Kent State University Press. pp. 152. ISBN 9780873384162.


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