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Harry Stephen Keeler

Harry Stephen Keeler, American author (died 1967)

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Born
November 3, 1890
Died
January 22, 1967
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1890

About Harry Stephen Keeler

Harry Stephen Keeler was a prolific but little-known American fiction writer, who developed a cult following for his eccentric mysteries. He also wrote science fiction. Eight of Keeler's earliest works first appeared in pulp fiction magazines like Complete Novel and Top Notch. Keeler never claimed to have invented the webwork plot, but only to be its theorist and practitioner. In 1914, he wrote nineteen short stories and three novellas, including "Victim No. 5", his first piece of published crime fiction. His first four novels were originally released in England by Hutchinson, beginning in 1924 with The Voice of the Seven Sparrows.

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Harry Stephen Keeler timeline

  1. In 1914, he wrote nineteen short stories and three novellas, including "Victim No. 5", his first piece of published crime fiction.
  2. His first four novels were originally released in England by Hutchinson, beginning in 1924 with The Voice of the Seven Sparrows.

The world when Harry Stephen Keeler was born

Harry Stephen Keeler was born in 1890. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWounded Knee Massacre — last major conflict with Native Americans
  • Technology milestoneElectric chair used for first execution
  • Notable inventionElectric chair
  • World population~1.5B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderBenjamin Harrison
  • U.S. population63.0M

1890 versus 2026

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Measure18902026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population63.0M341 million

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