William Clark Russell
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William Clark Russell (February 24, 1844 – November 8, 1911) was a popular writer of nautical novels.
Born in New York City, he gained his experience of sea life during eight years' service as a sailor. Then he was a journalist on the staff of the Daily Chronicle before he took to writing novels.
At the beginning of the Sherlock Holmes story, The Five Orange Pips, Doctor Watson is shown 'deep in one of Clark Russell's fine sea stories'.
William Clark Russell was the son of Henry Russell.
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The Sea Queen (1884) Marooned (1892) The Frozen Pirate The Golden Hope John Holdsworth The Wreck of the 'Grosvenor
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This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
