William Johnston

William Andrew Johnston (1871–1929) was an American journalist, writer, and co-founder, with George T. Delacorte Jr., of Dell Publishing.

Personal Johnston was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on January 26, 1871, the son of William Andrew and Agnes (Parry) Johnston. He graduated with a Litt.D from Western University of Pennsylvania (now the University of Pittsburgh) in 1891, where he was valedictorian. and second, in 1910, to Hattie Belle McCollum (1883–1963). of Lockport, New York He had a son, George E. Johnston.

He died in Chicago on February 16, 1929, at age 58. He wrote a series of articles for Collier's from 1925-26, on the theme "if I were a...", such as "If I Were a Business Man", "If I Were a Clergyman", "If I Were a Doctor", "If I Were a Lawyer", "If I Were a Rich Man", "If I Were Out of a Job". He also wrote a number of detective stories, and non-fiction.

Fiction The Innocent Murders (1910) Solomon Sloan's Advice on how to Run the Universe The Yellow Letter (1911) free eBook Limpy, the Boy Who Felt Neglected (1917) free eBook The House of Whispers (1918) free eBook The Apartment Next Door (1919) free eBook The Mystery in the Ritsmore (1920) free eBook The Fun of Being a Fat Man (1922) The Tragedy at the Beach Club (1922) The Waddington Cipher (1923) These Women (1923) The Accidental Accomplice (1928)

Non-fiction History up to date (1899), History of the Spanish-American War My Own Main Street (1921) free eBook at The HathiTrust Webster's Bridge (1924) - with H. T. Webster