Charles Gilson Explained

Charles James Louis Gilson, who published as Captain Charles Gilson and Major Charles Gilson and Barbara Gilson (1878–1943) was a British officer and a popular author of science fiction, adventure stories, and historical fiction books for children.^[1] Some of his stories were illustrated including at least one book, The Refugee; the Strange Story of Nether Hall, by Arthur E. Becher. Cyrus Cuneo also illustrated his writing.^[1] His fiction included works about the Pygmies of the Upper Congo.^[2] He also depicted Boxer Rebellion era adventures. Some of his stories were serialized in magazines.^[3] Many of his stories are available online through resources such as Project Gutenberg.

Gilson served in China after the Boxer Rebellion and featured China in some of his stories.^[4] Gilson featured a Chinese detective in one of his stories.^[5] He wrote young adult fiction and was praised for his "wide knowledge of the world" in his portrayals.^[6] His stories were also published in magazines for youth such as The Captain and St. Nicholas Magazine.^[7] Another of his works featured the exploits of Jerry Abershaw.^[8] He also produced an account of Robin Hood.

The Spectator reviewed his book The Lost Column in 1908.^[9]

Bibliography

• The Silver Shoe
• The Law of Natural Healing (1905)
• The Lost Island: A Strange Tale of Adventure in the Far East (1910)
• The Refugee: the Strange Story of Nether Hall with illustrations by Arthur E. Becher (1910)
• The Pirate Aeroplane (1913)
• Certain Passages in the Life of Mr Wang (1914)
• Across the Cameroons: A Story of War and Adventure^[10]
• Treasure of Kings^[11]
• Submarine U93 illustrated by George Soper^[12]
• The Fire-Gods: A Tale of the Congo^[13]
• The Pirate Yacht, an Amazing Yarn of Modern Pirates (1918)
• The Lost City: Being the Authentic Account of Professor Miles Unthank of the Search for the Sarcophagus of Serophis, and the Theft of the Mystic Scarab, Formerly in the British Museum (1920)
• Held by Chinese Brigands (1920)
• Jugatai, the Tartar (1920)
• The Boy's Own Annual Volume 43 (1921) with L. R. Brightwell illustrated by C. Gifford Ambler; L.R. Brightwell; George Soper; et al.^[14]
• The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• The Realm of the Wizard King: A Romance of Central Africa (1922)
• The Lost City (1923)
• The Boy's Own Paper (1923)
• The Lost Column; A Story of the Boxer Rebellion in China (1924)
• The Treasure Of The Red Tribe (1926) published by Cassell & Co
• Mystery island (1928) published by S.W. Partridge
• The City of the Sorcerer (1934)
• The Cat and the Curate: A Phenomenal Experience (1934)
• Queen of the Andes (1935) as Barbara Gilson
• Robin of Sherwood
• Wolfskin^[15]
• Raja Dick (1948) published by Oxford University Press^[16]

Notes and References

1. Book: Antiquarian Book Monthly Review. 23 December 1991. ABMR Publications. Google Books. 978-1-85183-022-0.
2. Book: Carole G. Silver . Strange and Secret Peoples : Fairies and Victorian Consciousness: Fairies and Victorian Consciousness. 4 December 1998. Oxford University Press, USA. 978-0-19-802846-8. 118.
3. Book: Andrew Maunder. Angela K Smith. Jane Potter. Trudi Tate. British Literature of World War I. 29 September 2017. Taylor & Francis. 978-1-351-22228-0. 100.
4. Book: Paschal Scotti. Out of Due Time: Wilfrid Ward and the Dublin Review. February 2006. CUA Press. 978-0-8132-1427-6. 253.
5. Web site: EBSCOhost | 101471176 | Adventure and Detection in Charles Gilson's Fiction, 1907-1934.
6. Book: Chen, Shih-Wen. Representations of China in British Children's Fiction, 1851-1911. April 8, 2016. Routledge. Google Books. 9781317066040.
7. Book: British Literature of World War I. Andrew. Maunder. Angela K.. Smith. Jane. Potter. Trudi. Tate. September 29, 2017. Routledge. Google Books. 9781351222280.
8. Web site: St. Nicholas: An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks. Mary Mapes. Dodge. February 5, 1910. Scribner & Company. Google Books.
9. Web site: The Lost Column. By Captain Charles Gilson. (H. Frowde and » 5 Dec 1908 » The Spectator Archive. The Spectator Archive.
10. Web site: isbn:1775456218 - Google Search. books.google.com.
11. Web site: isbn:5040518315 - Google Search. books.google.com.
12. Web site: isbn:5040518609 - Google Search. books.google.com.
13. Web site: isbn:1465523472 - Google Search. books.google.com.
14. Web site: THE BOY'S OWN ANNUAL VOL 43 written by Gilson, CharlesBrightwell, L.R.et al,, STOCK CODE: 1309408 : Stella & Rose's Books. stellabooks.com.
15. Book: Amazon.com Books. amazon.com. January 1946.
16. Web site: Search Results | National Library of Australia. catalogue.nla.gov.au.