William Edward Norris

William Edward Norris (18 November 184720 November 1925) was an English novelist and short story writer. His first story, Heap of Money, appeared in 1877, and was followed by a long series of novels and stories, many of which first appeared in the Temple Bar and Cornhill magazines.

Life William Edward Norris was born in London, the son of Sir William Norris, Chief Justice of Ceylon. He was educated at Eton, and called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1874, though he never practised law.

Norris died on 20 November 1925 at his Torquay home.

Works Norris wrote over 60 novels; the Encyclopædia Britannica, 11th (ed), published in 1911, listed the following as his best to that date: Mademoiselle de Mersac (1880), Matrimony (1881), No New Thing (1883), My Friend Jim (1886), The Rogue (1888), The Despotic Lady (1895), Mathew Austin (1895), The Widower (1898), Nature's Comedian (1904) and Pauline (1908). Chris (1888) The Rogue (1888) Miss Shafto (1889) Mrs. Fenton (1889) The Baffled Conspirators (1890) Marcia (1890) Misadventure (1890) Miss Wentworth's Idea (1891) Mr. Chaine's Sons (1891). Also published as The Brothers Three His Grace (1892) The Countess Radna (1893) A Deplorable Affair (1893) Matthew Austin (1894) Saint Ann's (1894) A Victim of Good Luck (1894) Billy Bellew (1895) Clarissa Furiosa (1897) The Dancer in Yellow (1896) The Fight for the Crown (1898) Marietta's Marriage (1897) The Widower (1898) Giles Ingilby (1899) The Flower of the Flock (1900) The Embarrassing Orphan (1901). Also published as An Embarrassing Orphan His Own Father (1901). Also published as The Distresses of Daphne The Credit of the County (1902) Lord Leonard the Luckless (1903) Nature's Comedian (1904) Nigel's Vocation (1904) Barham of Beltana (1905). Also published as Payment in Full and as After Many Years Lone Marie (1905) Harry and Ursula (1907) The Square Peg (1907) Pauline (1908) The Perjurer (1909) Not Guilty (1910) Vittoria Victrix (1911) Paul's Paragon (1912) The Right Honourable Gentleman (1913) Barbara and Company (1914) Troubled Tranton (1915). Also published as An Evil Inheritance Proud Peter (1916) Brown Amber (1917) The Fond Fugitives (1917) The Narrow Strait (1918) The Obstinate Lady (1919) The Triumphs of Sara (1920) Tony the Exceptional (1921) Sabine and Sabina (1922) Next of Kin (1923) The Conscience of Gavin Blane (1924) Trevalion (1925) Adrienne of Auxelles (1926)

Short story collections

Short Stories in magazines, newspapers and anthologies