John Bell

1844-06-05 – 1914-10-26

Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith. L. T. Meade was the pseudonym of Elizabeth Thomasina Meade Smith (1844–1914), a prolific Irish writer. She has more than 300 books to her credit, including numerous mystery novels and stories. Her *Sorceress of the Strand stories*, co-written with her frequent collaborator <a href=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2676215A/Robert_Eustace/>Robert Eustace</a> (the pen-name of Dr. Eustace Robert Barton, 1854-1943), feature a memorable female villain, Madame Sara. L. T. Meade was also the author of numerous children's books, including her well-known *A World of Girls* (1886), and was the editor of the popular girls' magazine *Atalanta*. >>[From Introduction …

1854 – 1943

Robert Eustace was the pen name of Eustace Robert Barton (1854–1943), an English doctor and author of mystery and crime fiction with a theme of scientific innovation. He also wrote as Eustace Robert Rawlings. Eustace often collaborated with other writers, producing a number of works with the author L. T. Meade and others. He is credited as co-author with Dorothy L. Sayers of the novel *The Documents in the Case*, for which he supplied the main plot idea and supporting medical and scientific details. - Wikipedia