New-York tribune., 1920-09-18
Eggerton Castle,
Noted Novelist.
Dies i'm England
Wrote Many Popular Novels
and Plays, Was Authority
ON workmanship and
British Newspaper Di-
rector
LONDON, Sept. 17.-Egerton Castle,
English author and newspaper director,
died to-day in London.

English author and newspaper director
died to-day in London.
Egerton Castle, one of the best
known Of English writer's, was born in
1858. After having spent his early
years out of England, he returned to
ms native county at the age of elgh-
teen and began his studies-natural
science and moral philosophy at the
universities of Glasgow and Cambridge
and military studies at Sandhurst and
Chatham. These were followed by
some years of military study, and later
a course of law at Temple Bar in
London.
Mr.. Castles experience in journalism
began as publisher of the Liverpool
Mercury, newspaper founded at the
end of the Eighteenth Century by his
grandfather, Egerten Smith, 1t was on
this paper that he gained his literary
start When he went to London to
further his newspaper work he was
engaged on the staff of the Saturday
Review, connection which he main
.alned from 1885 to 1894.
Works Covered Many Subjects
The first fiction published by Mr..
Castle was a short story entitled IA
Paragraph in the Globe" During his
association with She Saturday Review
he wrote in various branches-criti-
clsm, foreign literature, bibliograpny
scientific reviews, political and mill
tary subjects. He was recognized as
an authority on armor, swordsmanship
and the general use of weapons, and
mis- work in book form On the subject
was a history of workmanship from
the Middle Ages to the present day
entitled schools and Masters of
Fence" This has become standard
authority. The work gained for the
author the distinction of being the
only foreigner ever elected to the
French Academy dArmes, an institu-
ton which dates from the Sixteenth
member of every important fencing
club in Europe
In 1885 Mr.. Castle began a romance
Consequences" which was about two.
thirds written when the death OF his
father unsettled his life for the time
being. For the next few years ne gave
himself up entirely to family affairs
Young April" his next book, was
written twelve years after his fathers
death. The second book Of fiction, "La
Bella and Others" later published
under the title of THE House Of Ro.
NANCE" was written under Join,
authorship with his wife, Agnes Eyer
ton Castle, whom he married about the
time of his entrance into the Temnle
for his law course. Then came "The
Light of Scarthey" and "The Bath
Comedy" In this collection is a story
The Yellow Slipper" which is said
to contain the germ of the most sue.
cessful of the joint authors works
The Pride of Jennico" Then came
The Pride of Jennico"
Wrote Played for Irving
Mr.. Castle. through his knowledge
of fencing and the use of arms, was
frequently called upon to arrange
pageants and historical combats fo1
the stage. For. Sir Henry Irving he
wrote one-act play, "Saviolo," which
had to do with that subject He also
lectured at various times on his favor
lite topic.
Mr.. c ties next book was "The
Secret Or lard,' psychological study
the scene of which was laid in Paris
The Star Gazer" was written in 1902
His play, desperate Remedies" was
written especially for Richard Mans
field.
Mr.. Castle was chairman of the
company publishing The Liverpool
Mercury, and was a director of The
Daily Post and The Echo.