John Davys Beresford - A Short Story Collection: A sadly neglected English author that captivated the audience of his time

After an education at Oundle school he trained to be an architect. However, he quickly decided that his life was to be centred on a literary career. His first offerings were in drama and as a journalist.

As well as being a book reviewer for the Manchester Guardian he contributed to New Statesman, The Spectator, Westminster Gazette, and the Theosophist magazine The Aryan Path.

His spiritual journey in early adulthood had claimed him as an agnostic, in defiance of his clergyman father. This view he later abandoned in preference to describing himself as a Theosophist and a pacifist.

As well as many novels, many themed with spiritual and philosophical elements. Beresford was also a gifted short story writer particularly across the science-fiction, horror and ghost genres.

All of these elements helped him to obtain a prominent place in Edwardian Literary London.

John Davys Beresford died on the 2nd February 1947. He was 73.

1 - John Davys Beresford - A Short Story Collection - An Introduction

2 - The Introvert by John Davys Beresford

3 - The Miracle by John Davys Beresford

4 - Enlargement by John Davys Beresford

5 - As the Crow Flies by John Davys Beresford

6 - The Barrage by John Davys Beresford

7 - Signs & Wonders by John Davys Beresford

8 - The Looking Glass by John Davys Beresford

9 - The Cage by John Davys Beresford