Claim: Canadian clergyman and writer Basil King wrote novels and non-fiction, writing after his retirement from the clergy in 1900.
Evidence: William Benjamin Basil King (1859–1928) was a Canadian clergyman who became a writer after retiring from the clergy. His novels and non-fiction were spiritually oriented. King began writing in 1900 after he was forced to retire from the clergy due to loss of eyesight and thyroid disease.