| William R. Bradshaw | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1851 Ireland |
| Died | July 19, 1927 Flushing, Queens, New York |
| Occupation | Author, editor, lecturer, activist |
| Nationality | United States |
| Genres | Science fiction |
| Notable work(s) | The Goddess of Atvatabar |
William Richard Bradshaw (1851–1927) was an Irish-born American author, editor and lecturer who served as president of the New York Anti-Vivisection Society. He is known best for his science fiction-type novel The Goddess of Atvatabar.
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Bradshaw was born in 1851 in Ireland and brought to the United States as an infant. He was a resident of Flushing, Queens, New York from 1896 until his death (residing at 57 St. George's Place, Flushing, during December, 1913). He was an active participant of anti-vivisectionism for many years. A member of the Republican party, he served as a party district captain in Flushing. Bradshaw died after a brief illness at his home at 37 Locust Street, Flushing on July 19, 1927, aged 75. He was survived by his wife, two sons and three daughters.
Bradshaw contributed regularly to a number of magazines, and served as editor of two of them, Literary Life and later The Decorator and Decorator and Furnisher. He was also associated with Field and Stream magazine. He wrote a number of books, most importantly on vivisection, but is remembered mainly for a work of fiction, The Goddess of Atvatabar: being the history of the discovery of the interior world, and conquest of Atvatabar, a Utopian hollow Earth novel. It was published by J. F. Douthitt in 1892, and featured an introduction by Julian Hawthorne.