S Levett YeatsSidney Kilner Levett-Yeats, known professionally as S. Levett-Yeats, was an English novelist born around 1858. He came from an old Anglo-Norman family with strong ties to British India. His father, Charles Levett-Yeats, served as Under-Secretary to te Government of Bombay, and his mother, Caroline Smith, was from Maharashtra, India. Levett-Yeats followed in his family s footsteps, first becoming a soldier in the British Indian Army and later joining the Indian Civil Service. He worked for 15 years in the Public Works Department in the Punjab, where his career as a novelist began. Inspired by the success of writers like Rudyard Kipling, Levett-Yeats wrote historical romance novels set in a variety of exciting locations, capturing the English fascination with the "cloak and sword" genre. His novels, such as "A Galahad of the Creeks" and "The Honour of Savelli," featured adventurous tales of treachery and intrigue. Though his writing style was sometimes critiqued, Levett-Yeats was known for his vivid storytelling, capturing the imagination of his readers with dramatic episodes. He passed away in 1916, leaving a legacy of popular, though sometimes overlooked, fiction. Read More Read Less