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Herbert Strang was the pseudonym of two English authors, George Herbert Ely (1866–1958) and Charles James L'Estrange (1867–1947). They specialized in writing adventure stories for boys. Both men were staff members of Oxford University Press, which published their books, giving them a patina of social status and approval for the parents of their intended audience.〔John J. Gross, ''A Double Thread: Childhood in Mile End'', London, Chatto and Windus, 2001; p. 93.〕 Their work showed a broad general debt to that of Jules Verne;〔Robert Holdstock, ''Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'', London, Octopus Books, 1978; p. 21.〕 ''Round the World in Seven Days'' was one of their most popular books. Ely and L'Estrange have been classified as "popular writers of imperial fiction" and "successors of G. A. Henty...."〔Laurence Kitzan, ''Victorian Writers and the Image of Empire: The Rose-Colored Vision'', Westport, CT, Greenwood, 2001; p. 70.〕 The pseudonym was also employed for several series of anthologies, works "edited by Herbert Strang" that included ''The Big Book of School Stories for Boys'' and ''The Oxford Annual for Scouts''. There was even a series for girls by "Mrs. Herbert Strang". ==Selected works by "Herbert Strang"== * ''Kobo: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War'' (1905) * ''Brown of Moukden: A Story of the Russo-Japanese War'' (1906) * ''One of Clive's Heroes'' (1906) * ''Samba'' (1906) reprinted in US as ''Fighting on the Congo'' (1907) * ''On the Trail of the Arabs'' (1907) * ''Rob the Ranger'' (1907) * ''King of the Air'' (1908) * ''With Drake on the Spanish Main'' (1908) * ''Barclay of the Guides'' (1909) * ''Humphrey Bold'' (1909) * ''Round the World in Seven Days'' (1910) * ''Swift and Sure'' (1910) * ''The Cruise of the Gyro-car'' (1911) * ''The Air Scout'' (1912) * ''The Flying Boat'' (1912) * ''The Motor Scout'' (1913) * ''A Gentleman-At-Arms'' (1914) * ''A Hero of Liege'' (1915) * ''Fighting with French (1915) * ''The Old Man of the Mountain'' (1916) * ''Burton the Flying Corps'' (1916) * ''Little Stories of Great Lives" (1916) * ''Tom Willoughby's Scouts'' (1919) * ''Bright Ideas'' (1920) * ''The Blue Raider'' (1920) * ''No Man's Island'' (1921) * ''Winning his Name'' (1922) * ''A Thousand Miles an Hour'' (1928) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herbert Strang」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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