Roy Peter Martin
Encyclopedia
Roy Peter Martin is an English
author who has written under the pseudonym
s James Melville and Hampton Charles.
Martin read philosophy at Birkbeck College and served in the Royal Air Force
before a career in education.
As James Melville he has written a series of detective novels set in Japan featuring Superintendent Otani and a historical novel
The Imperial Way about the February 26 Incident
. He also wrote three of the "Miss Seeton
" novels under the pseudonym Hampton Charles.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
author who has written under the pseudonym
Pseudonym
A pseudonym is a name that a person assumes for a particular purpose and that differs from his or her original orthonym...
s James Melville and Hampton Charles.
Martin read philosophy at Birkbeck College and served in the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
before a career in education.
As James Melville he has written a series of detective novels set in Japan featuring Superintendent Otani and a historical novel
Historical novel
According to Encyclopædia Britannica, a historical novel is-Development:An early example of historical prose fiction is Luó Guànzhōng's 14th century Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which covers one of the most important periods of Chinese history and left a lasting impact on Chinese culture.The...
The Imperial Way about the February 26 Incident
February 26 Incident
The was an attempted coup d'état in Japan, from February 26 to 29, 1936 carried out by 1,483 troops of the Imperial Japanese Army. Several leading politicians were killed and the center of Tokyo was briefly occupied by the rebelling troops...
. He also wrote three of the "Miss Seeton
Miss Seeton
Emily D. Seeton, aka Miss Seeton or MissEss is the fictional heroine of a series of British cosy mystery novels by Heron Carvic, Roy Peter Martin writing as Hampton Charles, and Sarah J. Mason writing as Hamilton Crane...
" novels under the pseudonym Hampton Charles.