Author:William John Hopkins

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William John Hopkins
(1863–1926)

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American scientist and children's fiction author. Possibly best remembered for his children's books, including the whaling novel She Blows! and Sparm at That! (1922), and The Sandman series (1902-1908). Pen names: William Hopkins, William J. Hopkins, William John Hopkins.

Works

Fiction

She Blows! and Sparm at That! (revised ed., 1922) (transcription project)

The Clammer (1906) IA
The Airship Dragon-Fly (1906)
Old Harbor (1909) IA
The Meddlings of Eve (1910)
The Indian Book (1911) non-fiction? IA
Concerning Sally (1912) PG; IA
The Doers (1914) PG; IA
Burbury Stoke (1914)
The Clammer and the Submarine (1917) PG; IA

The Sandman series

The Sandman: His Farm Stories (1902) PG; IA
The Sandman (1904)
The Sandman: His Ship Stories (1907) IA
The Sandman: His Sea Stories (1908) PG
The Sandman: His House Stories (??)

Magazine stories

"The King's Son of Palemban" (1908 August, The Atlantic Monthly) (ss)
"Betty Bethune" (ss) in Collier's, Apr 1913
"Salt of the Sea" (novelette) in Scribner's Magazine, Dec 1918

Non-fiction

Telephone Lines and Their Properties (1894) science IA
Preparatory Physics. A short course in the laboratory (1894) science
The Telephone; outlines of the development of transmitters and receivers (1898) science IA

Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1929.

This author died in 1926, so works by this author are in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 97 years or less. These works may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

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