![]() That style often led him into difficulties with readers, but he insisted upon his own voice anyway. No wonder, then, that Capes’s work only held “touches” of distinction.īut Capes also produced novels marked by his own style consistently. In general, Capes produced two or three books per year, though in 1910 he published four: Historical Vignettes, Jemmy Abercraw, Why Did He Do It?, and The Will and the Way. In 1899, he produced two more volumes: At a Winter’s Fire and Our Lady of Darkness. In 1898, two years after his first published book, Capes published three books: Adventures of the Comte de la Muette during the Reign of Terror, The Lake of Wine, and The Mysterious Singer. Capes’ job, however, was to produce pages upon pages of genre fiction, and he did so thoroughly. ![]() After his studies at Slade, Capes worked briefly for a publishing company - even editing Theater magazine for its last year - but eventually settled into the profession of a popular writer.Ĭapes published rapidly: serialized mystery stories, historical romances, and some fairly creepy ghost stories. A job as a clerk led nowhere, and other businesses left little impression. ![]() After school Capes's career wandered aimlessly. ![]()
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