Harry Collingwood was the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (23 May 1843 - 22 June 1922), a British civil engineer and novelist who wrote over 40 boys\' adventure books, almost all of them in a nautical setting.
At the time, adult books were typically produced in three volumes, whereas books for the juvenile market were typically produced in a single volume with illustrations..
This was clearly intended as an adult book.
This pseudonym was chosen by the author in homage to Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood.
The hero and pseudonymous author of this tale was " Harry Collingwood ".
Collingwood\'s First novel in 1878, the year of his marriage, was The Secret of the Sands, a tale of the sea with piracy and buried treasure thrown in.
Harry Collingwood was the pseudonym of William Joseph Cosens Lancaster (23 May 1843 - 22 June 1922), a British civil engineer and novelist who wrote over 40 boys\' adventure books, almost all of them in a nautical setting
