Townsend, Eric
Entry updated 23 February 2021. Tagged: Author.
Pseudonym of UK author Eric William MacLean (1901-? ), who also wrote as by Eric W Townsend, almost exclusively for Boys' Papers; much of this work has never appeared in book form, with two exceptions of some sf interest. The Bell of Santadino (13 January 1922 Champion; 1937) revolves around a giant bell, likely of ancient origin, which is discovered in the mountains of Peru. The Lair of the Bird-Men (1938), is a Lost Race tale featuring a hirsute minuscule race of humanoids capable of flight; they are discovered Underground in the Andes. [JC]
Eric William MacLean [McLean has also been given]
born Bucklow, Cheshire: 1901 [1900 has also been given]
works
- The Bell of Santadino (London: George G Harrap and Company, 1937) [first appeared 13 January 1922 Champion: illus/hb/C E Brock]
- The Lair of the Bird-Men (London: George G Harrap and Company, 1938) [illus/hb/H M Brock]
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