Wright, W George
Entry updated 31 August 2018. Tagged: Author.
(? -? ) UK author of fiction for boys, who also wrote as by Howard Grant and Paul Quinton. In The School in the Air: A Splendid Long Complete Story of Schoolboy Fun & Adventure All Over the World (28 October 1922-6 January 1923 Pluck; 1924 chap) and Wings of Adventure: An Exciting Yarn of Schoolboy Travel & Adventure on an Air Trip to Africa (13 January-14 April 1923 Pluck; 1926 chap), both as by Paul Quinton, a number of chums enjoy their schooling in an advanced Airship while exploring the world, the venue and didactic intent being reminiscent of Jules Verne. [JC/RR]
see also: Boys' Friend Library; Boys' Papers.
W George Wright
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- The School in the Air: A Splendid Long Complete Story of Schoolboy Fun & Adventure All Over the World (London: Amalgamated Press, 1924) as by Paul Quinton [chap: first appeared 28 October 1922-6 January 1923 Pluck: in the publisher's Boys' Friend Library series: pb/uncredited]
- Wings of Adventure: An Exciting Yarn of Schoolboy Travel & Adventure on an Air Trip to Africa (London: Amalgamated Press, 1926) as by Paul Quinton [chap: first appeared 13 January-14 April 1923 Pluck: in the publisher's Boys' Friend Library series: pb/uncredited]
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