Pseudonym know that the books related to people of the neighbourhood. The Brontës used their neighbours as inspiration for characters in many of their books. Anne Brontë published "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall" under the name Acton Bell. Charlotte Brontë published "Shirley" and "Jane Eyre" under the name Currer Bell. Emily Brontë published "Wuthering Heights" as Ellis Bell. A well-known example of the former is Mary Ann Evans, who wrote as George Eliot. Another example is Amandine Aurore Lucile Dupin, a 19th-century French writer who used the pen name George Sand. In contrast, some twentieth and twenty first century male romance
Herbert Adams (novelist) Herbert Adams (novelist) Herbert Adams (1874–1958) was an English writer of fifty 'cosy' mystery novels, mostly featuring the detective Roger Bennion, which were often set in or around golfing competitions. He also wrote short stories, humorous verse and two other mystery novels under the pseudonym Jonathan Gray. Herbert Adams is the creator of: 1. 'Jimmie Haswell', a lawyer in London. 2. 'Roger Bennion', a golfer and amateur sleuth. Adams also wrote under the pseudonym 'Jonathan Gray'. 'Jimmie Haswell' Novels: 1) The Secret of Bogey House 1924 2) The Crooked Lip 1926 3) The Queen's Gate Mystery 1927 4) The Empty