Herbert Escott Inman
Herbert Escott Inman (1860–1915) was a British author of fairy tales and boys' adventure and school stories. He also wrote an account of the shipwreck of the Dundonald off Disappointment Island in 1907. Life. He was born in Paddington, London, the second son of Robert Ford Inman (a clerk in an accountants office) and his wife Ann (née Bott). In the 1881 Census, the family is shown as living in West Ham and Herbert working as a chemist's assistant. He married Clarissa Elizabeth Long in 1881 and had three children: Ivy Clarice, Herbert Ford and Frederick  Seymour, all born in Dulwich. In the 1891 Census the family is shown as living in Camberwell, South London, and Inman is listed as a chemist's assistant and a Baptist Minister. In the 1901 Census he is listed as a Baptist minister and author. Inman went on to write romance stories for the "Sunday Companion" paper. He also wrote Sexton Blake stories for the Union Jack paper in 1913–1914 which introduce the character of Henri 'The Snake' Garrock. He died in 1915, at Herne Hill, aged 54. His son Herbert Ford Inman also became a writer. Herbert Escott Inman