Vane Ireton Shaftesbury St John (19 August 1838 - 20 December 1911) was a writer of boys' stories and Penny dreadful popular serial literature.
Early life
Vane Ireton Shaftesbury St John was born in Hampstead, London, the son of journalist, author and traveller James Augustus St. John and his wife, Eliza Hansard. He was the youngest brother of diplomat Spenser St. John, journalist Bayle St. John and travel writer Percy Bolingbroke St. John. He worked as a clerk for the Inland Revenue before taking up writing full time.
Writing career
