Hanshew began a career as an actor when only 16 years old, playing minor parts with Ellen Terry's company. Subsequently he played important roles with Clara Morris and Adelaide Neilson. Later he was associated with a publishing house in London, where he resided at the end of his life. He used, among others, the pen name "Charlotte May Kingsley," and wrote more than 150 novels, some of which were co-authored with his wife, Mary E. Hanshew.
Hanshew's best-known character was the consulting detective "Hamilton Cleek" (the assumed name of the King of Maurevania),[2], a reformed thief now working for law enforcement. Cleek is known as "the man of the forty faces" for his incredible skill at disguise. The main character of dozens of short stories that began to be published during 1910 and were subsequently collected in a series of books, Cleek is based in Clarges Street, London, where he is consulted continually by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard.
Even by the standards of the adventure fiction of the era, Hamilton Cleek is a notably unrealistic character, not only for his ability to impersonate anyone (including speaking multiple foreign languages perfectly) but for his physical derring-do and his frequent melodramatic encounters with Margot, "Queen of the Apaches", and her partner-in-crime Merode.[citation needed]
"Was Bertha M. Clay Really Thomas W. Hanshew?; Since the Recent Death of the Latter, Famed for His "Cleek" Stories, He Has Been Widely Recognized as the Author of "Dora Thorne" and Others of That Series, But Investigation Disproves It". The New York Times. 7 June 1914.
Thomas W. Hanshew. The World's Finger: An Improbable Story London: Ward, Lock, 1901.
^The Edison Kinetogram. Thomas A. Edison, Incorporated. 1914. ...were shocked at learning of the sudden death of Thomas W. Hanshew , the distinguished author of the...
^Nevins, Jess (2005). "Cleek (in Cabot to Cunliffe)". Pulp and Adventure Heroes of the Pre-War Years. Retrieved 4 November 2021. Cleek, Hamilton. The "Man of Forty Faces," one of the more memorable of the early heroic amorals, what Robert Sampson calls the "bent heroes."
^ abLibrary of Congress Copyright Office (1916). Catalog of Copyright Entries, Part 1, Volume 13. U.S. Government Printing Office.
^Smith, Kevin Burton (2 March 2020). "Hamilton Cleek (The Man of the Forty Faces)". Thrilling Detective.
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Thomas W Hanshew 1857 1914 was an American writer and male actor He was born in Brooklyn New York state Thomas W HanshewBorn1857Brooklyn New YorkDied1914 1 Other namesCharlotte May KingsleyOccupation s Stage actornovelist Contents 1 Life and career 2 Bibliography 3 Edison s The Chronicles of Cleek series 4 Reception 5 Further reading 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksLife and career editHanshew began a career as an actor when only 16 years old playing minor parts with Ellen Terry s company Subsequently he played important roles with Clara Morris and Adelaide Neilson Later he was associated with a publishing house in London where he resided at the end of his life He used among others the pen name Charlotte May Kingsley and wrote more than 150 novels some of which were co authored with his wife Mary E Hanshew Hanshew s best known character was the consulting detective Hamilton Cleek the assumed name of the King of Maurevania 2 a reformed thief now working for law enforcement Cleek is known as the man of the forty faces for his incredible skill at disguise The main character of dozens of short stories that began to be published during 1910 and were subsequently collected in a series of books Cleek is based in Clarges Street London where he is consulted continually by Inspector Narkom of Scotland Yard Bibliography edit this list is incomplete Dark Corners of New York 1888 3 My Maid 1888 as Charlotte May Kingsley 3 Edison s The Chronicles of Cleek series editBen F Wilson appeared as Detective Hamilton Cleek in a series of silent film shorts 4 The Heritage of Hamilton Cleek 1914 The Mystery of the Sealed Art Gallery 1914 The Mystery of the Glass Tubes 1914 The Mystery of the Octagonal Room 1914 The Mystery of the Lost Stradivarius 1914 The Mystery of the Fadeless Tints 1914 The Mystery of the Amsterdam Diamonds 1914 The Mystery of the Silver Snare 1914 The Mystery of the Laughing Death 1914 The Mystery of the Ladder of Light 1914 The Mystery of the Talking Wire 1914 The Mystery of the Dover Express 1913 The Vanishing Cracksman 1913 Reception editThe neutrality of this section is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met November 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Even by the standards of the adventure fiction of the era Hamilton Cleek is a notably unrealistic character not only for his ability to impersonate anyone including speaking multiple foreign languages perfectly but for his physical derring do and his frequent melodramatic encounters with Margot Queen of the Apaches and her partner in crime Merode citation needed Further reading edit Hanshew Thomas W 1857 1914 Encyclopedia com Thomas W Hanshew Hanshew Thomas W 1857 1914 The Online Books Page Thomas W Hanshew LibraryThing Was Bertha M Clay Really Thomas W Hanshew Since the Recent Death of the Latter Famed for His Cleek Stories He Has Been Widely Recognized as the Author of Dora Thorne and Others of That Series But Investigation Disproves It The New York Times 7 June 1914 Thomas W Hanshew The World s Finger An Improbable Story London Ward Lock 1901 Thomas W Hanshew Alphabetical Bibliography Internet Speculative Fiction Database Smith Kevin Burton 2 March 2020 Hamilton Cleek The Man of the Forty Faces Thrilling Detective Thomas W and Mary E Hanshew Works by freeread com au Retrieved 4 November 2021 Grost Mike Hanshew Thomas W Biography amp Bibliography Golden Age of Detection pbworks com Thomas W Hanshew Mary E Hanshew Book List FictionDB Osam M Wesley June 15 2007 The Man Who Calls Himself Hamilton Cleek Recurring Bafflement Super Doomed Planet Grost Michael E The Hanshews Early Impossible Crime Fiction MikeGrost com Thomas W Hanshew Books by goodreads See also editCharlotte Mary Brame Bertha M Clay References edit The Edison Kinetogram Thomas A Edison Incorporated 1914 were shocked at learning of the sudden death of Thomas W Hanshew the distinguished author of the Nevins Jess 2005 Cleek in Cabot to Cunliffe Pulp and Adventure Heroes of the Pre War Years Retrieved 4 November 2021 Cleek Hamilton The Man of Forty Faces one of the more memorable of the early heroic amorals what Robert Sampson calls the bent heroes a b Library of Congress Copyright Office 1916 Catalog of Copyright Entries Part 1 Volume 13 U S Government Printing Office Smith Kevin Burton 2 March 2020 Hamilton Cleek The Man of the Forty Faces Thrilling Detective nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Gilman D C Peck H T Colby F M eds 1905 Thomas W Hanshew New International Encyclopedia 1st ed New York Dodd Mead External links editThomas W Hanshew Thomas W Hanshew at Library of Congress with 21 library catalog records under that name and 1 as Charlotte May Kingsley linked Works by Thomas W Hanshew at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Thomas W Hanshew at Internet Archive Mary E Hanshew Mary E Hanshew at Library of Congress with 8 library catalog records Works by Mary E Hanshew at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Mary E Hanshew at Internet Archive Thomas and Mary Hanshew Works by Thomas and Mary Hanshew at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp nbsp This article about an American theatre actor born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a novelist of the United States born in the 1850s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thomas W Hanshew amp oldid 1168227823, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
