Author: Charles E. Pearce
Alternate names: Detective Dunn
Born: 15 February 1843
Died: 9 November 1924
Bio: A journalist and author who wrote many serials for children and adults, and later novels and biographies. Many of his biographies stem from his love for the theatre and, in particular, *The Beggar's Opera*. He wrote three detective novels under the pseudonym "Detective Dunn".