Name Frederick White | ||
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Died 1935, Barnstaple, United Kingdom Books The Crimson Blind, The Mystery of the Four, The Romance of the Sec, The Slave of Silence, The Dust of Death - and the Four | ||
The Doom Of London By Frederick Merrick White - Complete Audiobook (Unabridged & Navigable)
Frederick Merrick White (1859–1935) wrote a number of novels and short stories under the name "Fred M. White" including the six 'Doom of London' science-fiction stories, in which various catastrophes beset London. These include The Four Days' Night (1903), in which London is beset by a massive killer smog; The Dust of Death (1903), in which diphtheria infects the city, spreading from refuse tips and sewers; and The Four White Days (1903), in which a sudden and deep winter paralyses the city under snow and ice. These six stories all first appeared in Pearson's Magazine, and were illustrated by Warwick Goble. He was also a pioneer of the spy story, and in 2003, his series The Romance of the Secret Service Fund (written in 1899) was edited by Douglas G. Greene and published by Battered Silicon Dispatch Box.