William The John Locke, an Englishman, was born in 1863 and died in 1930 but his work has had an American following for many years. The Cambridge educated Locke trained as a teacher but preferred writing. I first came across Locke when I read The Three Wise Men (reviewed here previously) and continue to enjoy his work. Although his style and subject matter may appear very "old school" they have entertained audiences in print and film for many years. Although not a mystery in the sense that we use that term today, The Red Planet is, in fact a mystery.
The Red Planet was the #3 book in the U.S. in 1917. The themes are typical of the times, war, bravery vs. cowardliness, responsibility, and respectability which are themes for every generation. I believe everyone deserves to treat themselves to a couple of older British works and the $0.00 price tag on Kindle makes it easy to explore something different and timeless this summer.
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