John R. Coryell
John R. Coryell | |
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| Born | John Russell Coryell December 15, 1851 |
| Died | July 15, 1924 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Creator of fictional detective Nick Carter; co-creator of the first-person confessional magazine format with True Story |
John Russell Coryell (December 15, 1851, in New York City – July 15, 1924, in Readfield, Maine) was an American dime novel author. He wrote under the Nicholas Carter and Bertha M. Clay house pseudonyms, and, like many of his fellow dime novelists under many other pseudonyms, including Tyman Currio, Lillian R. Drayton, Julia Edwards, Geraldine Fleming, Margaret Grant, Barbara Howard, Harry Dubois Milman, Milton Quarterly, and Lucy May Russell.