Hanshew was only 16 when he played minor parts on the stage, and as he grew the roles became more important. He wrote some plays in his long career such as,The Forty-Niners (1892) and Will-O'the-Wisp (1894). Adopting the pseudonym of Charlotte May Kingsley, Hanshew wrote many novels, many of which were co-authored with his wife, Mary E. Hanshew. His best creation was the unrealistic detective, Hamilton Cleek, a master of disguise based in London, where he assisted Scotland Yard in the solving of some intricate cases. His other works included World's Finger (1901), Cleek: The Man of the Forty Faces (1910), Fate and the Man (1910), Cleek of Scotland Yard (1912), The Riddle of the Night (1915 Posthumous) and Cleek's Government Cases (1916 Posthumous). For collaborations, see Various Authors. |
