Author: Nicholas Olde
Alternate names: Amian L. Champneys
Born: 1879
Died: 1951
Bio: > Nicholas Olde was the pseudonym of <a href=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL2520118A/Amian_L._Champneys/>Amian Lister Champneys</a> (1879--1951) who was also an architect and author of *Public libraries: a treatise on their design, construction, and fittings* (1907). Olde is best remembered for his creation of a Holmes-like detective who appeared in *The Incredible Adventures of Rowland Hern*, a volume of short stories published in 1928.