Author:B

According to Locus1, this is a "suspected pseudonym of (1862-1925)]".

Rosemary Pardoe who edited a collection of stories by "B" also believes he may have been A. C. Benson: http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~pardos/ArchiveDoor.html.

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This pseudonym was also known to have been used for at least two stories by : "An Imperfect Conflagration" and "A Cargo of Cat."