Francis Addington Symonds
Francis Addington Symonds | |
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| Born | 1893 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Died | 1971 |
| Pen name | Earle Danesford, F. Addington Symonds |
| Occupation | Editor, writer |
| Period | 1921–1962 |
| Genre | Detective fiction |
Francis Addington Symonds (1893–1971) was a British editor and writer who wrote under the pen-names Earle Danesford, 'Howard Steele and F. A. Symonds. He was Founder-Editor of The Champion in 1922, and he later edited Rocket, Pluck, and Young Britain. He also wrote several Sexton Blake stories for the Union Jack and The Sexton Blake Library.