Born Edward Andrew Stagg, Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at
Prestwich,
Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after. Soutar was a
correspondent, but is better known today for his novels, which were often serialized in newspapers. He also wrote
pulp adventure stories for magazines.[1] Soutar's stories proved very popular with filmmakers, with a number being made into films during the
silent era.
Selected novels
Back From the Dead (London, 1920) was made into a 1925 film Back to Life
Filmography
The Black Night, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Black Night)
The Green Orchard, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Green Orchard)
Peter Brooker & Andrew Thacker. The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines: Volume II: North America 1894-1960. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Born Edward Andrew Stagg, Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at
Prestwich,
Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after. Soutar was a
correspondent, but is better known today for his novels, which were often serialized in newspapers. He also wrote
pulp adventure stories for magazines.[1] Soutar's stories proved very popular with filmmakers, with a number being made into films during the
silent era.
Selected novels
Back From the Dead (London, 1920) was made into a 1925 film Back to Life
Filmography
The Black Night, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Black Night)
The Green Orchard, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Green Orchard)
Peter Brooker & Andrew Thacker. The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines: Volume II: North America 1894-1960. Oxford University Press, 2012.