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Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey

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Frederick van Rensselaer Dey was an American dime novelist and pulp fiction writer.

He was born on February 10, 1861 in Watkins Glen, New York, to David Peter Dey and Emma Brewster Sayre. He attended the Havana Academy, and later graduated from the Columbia Law School. He practiced law and was a junior partner of William J. Gaynor. Dey took up writing while recovering from an illness. His first full-length story was written for Beadle and Adams in 1881.

Dey married Annie Shepard Wheeler, of Providence, Rhode Island, on June 4, 1885 and they had two children. After a divorce he married Haryot Holt on April 1, 1898.

In 1891, Street & Smith hired him to continue the series begun by John R. Coryell, on the adventures of Nick Carter. Most of his Nick Carter stories appeared under the pseudonyms "A Celebrated Author" and "The Author of 'Nick Carter'". He wrote over a thousand Nick Carter novelettes, comprising over forty million words, all written longhand. Dey also worked as a newspaper reporter.

Writing as "Varick Vanardy", he created "The Night Wind", who appeared in stories from 1913 to the early 1920s. Collected into 4 books, these have been recently reprinted by Wildside Press: Alias, The Night Wind , Return of the Night Wind, The Night Wind's Promise, The Lady of the Night Wind .

Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey

4/5 ( ratings)
Frederick van Rensselaer Dey was an American dime novelist and pulp fiction writer.

He was born on February 10, 1861 in Watkins Glen, New York, to David Peter Dey and Emma Brewster Sayre. He attended the Havana Academy, and later graduated from the Columbia Law School. He practiced law and was a junior partner of William J. Gaynor. Dey took up writing while recovering from an illness. His first full-length story was written for Beadle and Adams in 1881.

Dey married Annie Shepard Wheeler, of Providence, Rhode Island, on June 4, 1885 and they had two children. After a divorce he married Haryot Holt on April 1, 1898.

In 1891, Street & Smith hired him to continue the series begun by John R. Coryell, on the adventures of Nick Carter. Most of his Nick Carter stories appeared under the pseudonyms "A Celebrated Author" and "The Author of 'Nick Carter'". He wrote over a thousand Nick Carter novelettes, comprising over forty million words, all written longhand. Dey also worked as a newspaper reporter.

Writing as "Varick Vanardy", he created "The Night Wind", who appeared in stories from 1913 to the early 1920s. Collected into 4 books, these have been recently reprinted by Wildside Press: Alias, The Night Wind , Return of the Night Wind, The Night Wind's Promise, The Lady of the Night Wind .

Books from Frederick Van Rensselaer Dey

Richest Man in Babylon and The Magic Story

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The Magic Story (Condensed Classics): The Mysterious Classic of Self-Transformation

3.6/5 ( ratings)

The Magic Story

4.5/5 ( ratings)

Eight Dime Novels

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Dans le Brouillard (Nick Carter #6)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

La Pointe du Poignard (Nick Carter #5)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Le serment fatal ou La différence entre les deux (Nick Carter #4)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Magic Story (Condensed Classics): The Mysterious Classic of Self-Transformation

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Up Against It

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Night Wind's Promise

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Magic Story

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Mystical Life Of Ours, The Magic Story, Thought Vibration [Illustrated]

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Nick Carter: The Crime of the French Café and Other Stories (Three pulp classics in one volume!)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

L'Affaire Carruthers (Nick Carter #2)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Un Maître du Crime (Nick Carter #1)

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Magic Story; A Gentleman of Quality; Up Against It; The Three Keys

3.7/5 ( ratings)
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