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Author: Nicholas William Busteed

Author: Nicholas William Busteed (1814–1872)

Biography: Nicholas William Busteed was born around 1814 in Ireland. At a young age, his family emigrated to New York where Busteed studied the law. He eventually became a well-established lawyer dealing with property. He found time to write a single dime novel, King Barnaby (1862), which was reprinted in England. He married and had several children. He died on 11 December 1872 in New York.

Author Tags:

• American Authors
• Irish Authors
• Lawyers

References: U.S. Census (1850, 1860)

Fiction Titles:

1. King Barnaby: or, The Maidens of the Forest. A Romance of the Mickmacks.  1 vol.  London: Beadle and Company, 1862.