Stacy AumonierStacy Aumonier was born in London, in March 1877 (not 1887 as often incorrectly recorded). His father, William Aumonier, was an architectural sculptor, and his uncle was the painter, James Aumonier R.I. The name, 'Aumonier, ' came from Huguenot ancesors. Stacy attended Cranleigh School in Surrey. He exhibited paintings at the Royal Academy in 1902 and 1903. In 1907, he married concert pianist, Gertrude Peppercorn, daughter of painter Arthur Douglas Peppercorn, and they had one son, Timothy (born 1921). In 1908, Aumonier began a career as a stage performer, writing and performing his own sketches. In 1913, Aumonier published his first short story. He served in WWI in the Army Pay Corps and as draughtsman in the Ministry of National Service. He published several novels and books of short stories - and in the 1920s he enjoyed an unrivalled reputation on both sides of the Atlantic as a short-story writer. In the mid-1920s, he was diagnosed with tuberculosis, and died in a Swiss sanitorium in 1928. Read More Read Less