John S. Warner
BiographyJohn S. Warner is the listed author of a number of dime novels from the 1860s, but little to nothing is known about him. The most we have been able to learn about Mr. Warner comes from two sentences on the website of the Northern Illinois University Libraries: “John S. Warner was probably the true name of the author since he was writing in the early days of the Dime Novel before pseudonyms became common. In a Beadle blurb he was called ‘a sailor of experience.’”
It’s a doggone shame when people who created something worthwhile, something that will last essentially forever to be enjoyed by other people, are themselves forgotten and fade into anonymity. If anyone has more information about this author, please contact us and share that information so we can, in turn, share it with the world.
Bibliography
The Wreck of the Albion; A Tale of the Sea (1862)
The Black Ship (1863)