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Frederick Houk Law

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Frederick Houk Law (1871–1957)[1] was an American schoolteacher and author. He traveled widely, crossing Europe by bicycle, journeying in Africa from Cape Town to Cairo, and later to the interior of British Guiana.[2]

He wrote short stories for pulp fiction magazines such as Munsey's.[3]

He taught English at Stuyvesant High School, New York.[4]

Books

Law fiction and nonfiction books.[1]

Non-fiction

  • Modern great Americans: short biographies of twenty great Americans of modern times who won wide recognition for achievements in various types of activity
  • Civilization builders
  • Mastery of speech, a course in eight parts on general speech, business talking and public speaking, what to say and how to say it under all conditions

Fiction

  • The Heart of Sindhra (1898) [5]

References

  1. ^ a b "The Alhambra : palace of mystery and splendor /". www.worldcat.org.
  2. ^ Call to Adventure. 1935. Robert Spiers Benjamin
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ [1] Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Authors : Law, Frederick Houk : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com.