Frederick Houk Law (1871–1957)[1] was an American schoolteacher and writer. He traveled widely, crossing Europe by bicycle, journeying across the African continent from Cape Town to Cairo, and later to the interior of British Guiana.[2]

He wrote short stories for pulp fiction magazines such as Munsey's.[3]

He taught English at Stuyvesant High School, New York.[4]

Books

Law fiction and nonfiction books.[1]

Non-fiction

  • Modern great Americans: short biographies of twenty great Americans of modern times who won wide recognition for achievements in various types of activity
  • Civilization builders
  • Mastery of speech, a course in eight parts on general speech, business talking and public speaking, what to say and how to say it under all conditions

Fiction

  • The Heart of Sindhra (1898) [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "The Alhambra : palace of mystery and splendor /". www.worldcat.org.
  2. ↑ Call to Adventure. 1935. Robert Spiers Benjamin
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ Archived 2014-01-11 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ "Authors : Law, Frederick Houk : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com.


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