ROY GLASHAN

LADBROKE BLACK
A BIBLIOGRAPHY

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First published by Roy Glashan's Library, 2018
Version Date: 2018-01-05

I. INTRODUCTION
I. WORKS WRITTEN AS LADBROKE LIONEL DAY BLACK
II. WORKS WRITTEN AS LADBROKE BLACK
III. WORKS WRITTEN AS JOHN ANDREWS
IV. WORKS WRITTEN AS LIONEL DAY
V. WORKS WRITTEN AS PAUL URQUHART

INTRODUCTION

Ladbroke (Lionel Day) Black (1877-1940) was an English writer and journalist who also wrote under the pseudonym Paul Urquhart. His life and career are summarised in the following entry in Steve Holland's Bear Alley blog:

Black, born in Burley-in-Wharfdale, Yorkshire, on 21 June 1877, was educated in Ireland and at Cambridge where he earned a B.A. He became assistant editor of The Phoenix in 1897 before moving to London in 1899 where he joined The Morning Herald as assistant editor in 1900. He later became assistant editor of the Echo in 1901, joint editor of Today, 1904-05, and special writer on the Weekly Dispatch, 1905-11. After a forgettable first novel, "A Muddied Oaf" (1902), co-written with Francis Rutter, Black collaborated on the collection "The Mantle of the Emperor" (1906) with Robert Lynd, later literary editor of the News Chronicle. He then produced a series of novels in collaboration with [Thomas] Meech under the name Paul Urquhart, beginning with "The Eagles" (1906). Black also wrote for various magazines and newspapers, sometimes using the pen-name Lionel Day. His books ranged from romances to Sexton Blake detective yarns. His recreations included sports (boxing and rugby), reading and long walks. He lived in Wendover, Bucks, for many years and was Chairman of the Mid-Bucks Liberal Party in 1922-24. He died on 27 July 1940, aged 63, survived by his wife (Margaret, nee Ambrose), two sons and two daughters."

I. — WORKS WRITTEN AS LADBROKE LIONEL DAY BLACK

The Beloved Scamp (novel): Ivy Stories, #202, J. Leng & Co., London, 1930
A Broken Butterfly (novel): Adelphi Novels, #3, Gramol Publications, London, 1932
A Cinema Girl's Romance (novel): Fiction Lovers' Library, London, 1914
All Square with Fate (novel): Coauthored by T.C. St. C. Morton; I. Nicholson & Watson, London, 1932
The Golden Girl (novel): Coauthored by Agnes Louise Provost; Triangle Books, New York, 1938
The Gorgon's Head (novel): Sampson Low, Marston & Co., London, 1932
Her Convict Husband (novel): Women's 4½d Novels, C. Tinling & Co., Liverpool, 1941
Her Sacrifice Rewarded (novel): Newnes' Pocket Novels, New Series, #58, London, 1928
The Hundredth Girl: "People's Friend" Library, #116, London, 1924
A Husband by Mistake: Newnes' Pocket Novels, New Series, #2, London, 1926
The Killer at Large (novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Stanley Paul & Co., London, 1937
The Love of an Anzac (novel): Mascot Novels, #50, Aldine Publishing Company, London, 1917
Mr. Preed Investigates (novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Thomas Nelson & Sons, London, 1939
Mr. Preed's Gangster (novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Thomas Nelson & Sons, London, 1939
A Muddled Oaf (novel): Coauthored by Frank Vane Phipson Rutter; Treherne & Co., London, 1902
The Mantle of the Emperor (short stories): Subtitle: Being The Adventures and Observations of Richard Blennerhasset; Coauthored by Robert Lynd; Illustrated by Paul Henry; Frances Griffiths, London, 1906
Nell Gwynn (novel): Queensway Library, London, no date
The Old Mother Hubbard (children's book): Subtitle: Her Complete Story Together With the Fullest Recorded Account of Her Wonderful Dog; Coauthored by Dudley Tenant and Sarah Catherine Martin; Illlustrated by Dudley Tenant; Dana Estes, Boston, 1911?
One Just Man (novel): Mascot Novels, #143, Aldine Publishing Company, London, 1920
Other People's Lives (novel): Stanley Paul & Co., London, 1934
The Poison War (novel): Stanley Paul & Co., London, 1933
The Prince of Poisoners (novel): I. Nicholson & Watson, London, 1932
Richard Prince: The Poor Rich Man: Sunday Companion Library, #89, Amalgamated Press, London, 191?
Seconds Out of the Ring (novel): PUBLISHER?, London, 1922
Some Queer People (biography): Samspon Low, Marston & Co., London, 1931; Folcroft Library Editions, Folcroft, Pennsylvania, 1979
Voices of Scandal (novel): Mascot Novels, #188, Aldine Publishing Company, London, 1922
The Wager (novel): Methuen & Co., London, 1927

II. — WORKS WRITTEN AS LADBROKE BLACK

Beyond the Secret Door (serial): Detective Story Magazine, Aug 24-Sep 7, 1920 (3 parts)
The Brotherhood of the Snake (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Detective Weekly, Jun 6, 1936; The Thriller, Sep 7, 1929, as "The Society of the Snake"
The Case of the Crook Banker (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1930
The Con Man's Confederate (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Dec 15, 1934
A Deal With Death (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller Library, Feb 11, 1939
The Death Patrol (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Jul 4, 1931
The Ghost Ship (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Dec 14, 1929
The Great Trunk Crime Mystery (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Apr 27, 1935
His Excellency's Victim (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Dec 7, 1935
The House on the Creek (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Dec 12, 1931; Detective Weekly, Sep 11, 1937, as "Murder by the Creek"
The Informer (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1930
Jeremiah Dodd Cleans Up (short novel): Detective Weekly, Jun 26, 1937
Killer Kent (serial): The Thriller Library, Apr 23-May 14, 1938 (4 parts)
The Man Who Bought Youth (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; The Union Jack, #1300, DATE (uncredited)
The Man Who Was Taken for a Ride (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Sep 7, 1935
The Man With the Sword-Stick (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller Library, Aug 5, 1939
Murder by the Creek (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Detective Weekly, Sep 11, 1937; ,The Thriller Dec 12, 1931, as "The House on the Creek"
Murder Comes Aboard (short novel): Detective Weekly, Apr 6, 1938
The Murder Game (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Jul 23, 1932
The Mystery Militiaman (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1940
The Mystery of the "Four Winds" (short novel): Detective Weekly, Nov 20, 1937
The Mystery of the Smuggled Alien (short novel): Detective Weekly, Oct 1, 1938
Next of Kin (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller Library, Nov 11, 1939
Not Wanted in U.S.A. (short novel): The Thriller Library, Jan 3, 1939
The Riddle of the King's Ransom (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; Detective Weekly, Aug 29, 1936; The Thriller, Nov 2, 1929. as "The Stranger from the East"
The Riddle of the Royal Oak (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; The Sexton Blake Library, 2nd Series, #315, DATE (uncredited)
The Secret of Hanger’s End (novel): PUBLISHER?, 1939
The Secret of the Indian Courier (short novel): The Thriller, Apr 25, 1936
The Society of the Snake (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Sep 7, 1929; Detective Weekly, Jun 6, 1936, as "The Brotherhood of the Snake"
The Squire Came from Sing-Sing (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller Library, Dec 17, 1935
The Stranger from the East (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Nov 2, 1929; Detective Weekly, Aug 29, 1936, as "The Riddle of the King's Ransom"
The Twister (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller, Nov 22, 1930
The Unjust Four (short novel): A Havlock Preed Story; The Thriller Library, Jul 1, 1939
The Valley of Hot Springs (serial): Nelson Lee Library, 3rd Series, #50-#68, 1931

III. — WORKS WRITTEN AS JOHN ANDREWS

The Man Who Came Back (short novel): The Thriller Library, Jan 27, 1940

IV. — WORKS WRITTEN AS LIONEL DAY

The Buried World (serial): Nelson Lee Library, 2nd Series, Feb 6-Jul 2, 1927; Boys' Friend Library, New series, #162, Amalgamated Press, London, 1928
Fang, the Wolf Dog (novel): Boys' Friend Library, 2nd Series, #211, Oct 1929
Fighting Mad (novel): Boys' Friend Library, 2nd Series, #186, Apr 1929
The Sportsman's Birthday Book (non-fiction): R.A. Everett & Co., London, 1904?
The Trail of Adventure (serial): The Magnet, #992-#1007, Amalgamated Press, London, 1927; The Magnet, #910-#919, Amalgamated Press, London, 1925 (uncredited)

V. — WORKS WRITTEN AS PAUL URQUHART

The Awakening (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1918; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940)
The Bathing Pool Mystery (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Jun 8, 1935
The Black Monk (novel): Boys' Friend Library, 2nd Series, 596, Amalgamated Press, London, Oct 1937
The Borough Council Ramp (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1937
The Brooklands Mystery (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1932
The Building Estate Murder (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1934
The Bungalow Crime (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1932
The Crime at the Crossroads (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1934
The Crime of Count Dureen (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1935
Cross Currents (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1918
The Double Cross (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1933
Due for Sentence (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Dec 15, 1934
The Eagles (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1906
The Exploits of a Dead Man (novel): PUBLISHER?, 1934
Found in Possession (novel): PUBLISHER?, 1935
Gun Rule (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1931
Here Is a Police Message (short story): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Apr 20, 1935
The House of a Hundred Eyes (novel): PUBLISHER?, 1936
The Legacy of Doom (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Dec 30, 1933
The Legacy of Terror (short story): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Aug 17, 1935
The Man on the Dole (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1938
The Man They Couldn't Kill (short story): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Jun 8, 1935
The Man Who Sold Secrets (short novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Oct 12, 1935
Mr. Kilmer Sees Red (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1933
Mr. Smith—Gang Smasher (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Sexton Blake Library, 2nd Series, #396, DATE; Detective Weekly, Dec 25, 1937
Murder by Mistake (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1934
The Mystery of Moat Farm (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Sep 15, 1934
The Mystery of the Lorry Driver (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1939
The Mystery of the Murdered Bookmaker (short novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Feb 1, 1936
The Mystery of the Rajah's Jewels (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1932
The Mystery of the Red Barn (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Apr 21, 1934
The Mystery of the Thirteenth Chest (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1931
One Clear Call (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1916
Presumed Dead (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1932
The Secret of the Dead Men (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1938
The Secret of the Evacuee (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1940
The Shadow (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); London, Ward, Lock & Co., 1908
(The) Sinister Villa (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, May 12, 1934
The Turmoil (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1915
The Vicarage Murder Case (short novel): A Sexton Blake story; Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Feb 23, 1935
The Web (novel): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Ward, Lock & Co., London, 1907
Who Killed the Sergeant-Major (short story): Co-authored by Thomas Meech (1868-1940); Detective Weekly, Jul 20, 1935
The Victim of Devil's Alley (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1933
Yellow Vengeance (novel): A Sexton Blake story; PUBLISHER?, 1933