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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Achilles Daunt

Author: Achilles Daunt (1867–1915)

Biography: Achilles Daunt was born on 26 January 1867 in Cork, the son of the Very Rev. Achilles Daunt, the Dean of Cork. He was educated at Marlborough and Oxford. He entered holy orders and held positions as rector of Broome, curate of Sherborne, and vicar of Charlton Horethorne. Seemingly, he also found time to write adventure fiction, though none of his obituaries note this occupation. He married twice and had two sons. He died on 4 October 1915 in Wincanton of heart disease.

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References: Burke; Western Gazette (8 October 1915)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Three Trappers: A Story of Adventure in the Wilds of Canada.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1882.
  2. Frank Redcliffe: A Story of Travel and Adventure in the Forests of Venezuela.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1883.
  3. In the Land of the Moose, the Bear, and the Beaver: Adventures in the Forests of the Athabasca.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1885.
  4. With Pack and Rifle in the Far South-west: Adventures in New Mexico, Arizona and Central America.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1885.
  5. Our Sea-Coast Heroes: or, Stories of Wreck and of Rescue by the Lifeboat and Rocket.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1887.
  6. Crag, Glacier and Avalanche: Narratives of Daring and Disaster.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1889.
  7. Out on the Llanos: Adventures in the Wilds of Columbia.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1901.