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Edison Tesla Marshall

エジソン・テスラ・マーシャル

Edison Tesla Marshall

Pen Names: Hall Hunter（Used as a pseudonym for some works）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1894-08-28 （Rensselaer, Indiana, U.S.）
Died
1967-10-29 （Augusta, Georgia, U.S.） age 73
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Medford, Oregon (grew up) → Augusta, Georgia (from 1926)

Career

Occupations
short story writer, novelist
Active Years
1913-1967

Education

University of Oregon
Period: 1913-1916
Year of Graduation: 1916
Country: United States
Attended 1913–1916. Graduation not clearly documented in sources.

Awards

O. Henry Award
1921
Work: (specific awarded work not clearly specified in source)
Organization: O. Henry Award
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Voice of the Pack

1920 Adventure / Historical fiction

An early adventure tale depicting the relationship between man and the natural world.

natureadventure

The Land of Forgotten Men

1923 Lost world / Adventure

One of his 'lost world' works exploring lost civilizations and remote realms.

lost civilizationsexploration

Dian of the Lost Land

1923 Lost world / Adventure

An adventure set in a lost land; reprinted and featured in pulp magazines.

adventureexotic lands
Adaptations
  • [Magazine reprint (cover story)] Reprinted as cover story in Famous Fantastic Mysteries (April 1949) (1949)

Benjamin Blake

1941 Historical fiction / Adventure

A historical adventure following Benjamin Blake's tumultuous life. Adapted to film.

revengefate
Adaptations
  • [Film] Son of Fury / John Cromwell (1942)

Yankee Pasha: The Adventures of Jason Starbuck

1947 Historical fiction / Adventure

A seafaring adventure involving encounters with different cultures. Adapted into film.

seafaring adventurecross-cultural encounters
Adaptations
  • [Film] Yankee Pasha (1954)

The Viking

1951 Historical fiction

A historical epic set in the Viking era. Source material for a film adaptation.

historyconflict
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Vikings (1958)

Bibliography

  • The Voice of the Pack (1920)
  • The Snowshoe Trail (1921)
  • The Strength of the Pines (1921)
  • Shepherds of the Wild (1922)
  • The Land of Forgotten Men (1923)
  • Seward's Folly (1924)
  • Love Stories of India (1933)
  • Ogden's Strange Story (1934)
  • Dian of the Lost Land (1935)
  • The Stolen God (1937)
  • The Doctor of Lonesome River (1938)
  • The Jewel of Mahabar (1938)
  • Benjamin Blake (1941)
  • Great Smith (1943)
  • Yankee Pasha - The Adventures of Jason Starbuck (1947)
  • Gypsy Sixpence (1949)
  • The Upstart (1950)
  • The Infinite Woman (1950)
  • Castle in the Swamp: A Tale of Old Carolina (1948)
  • The Viking (1951)
  • Caravan to Xanadu: a Novel of Marco Polo (1951)
  • Bengal Tiger: a Tale of India (1952)
  • American Captain (1954)
  • The Gentleman (1956)
  • The Pagan King (1959)
  • Earth Giant (1960)
  • West with the Vikings (1961)
  • The Conqueror (1962)
  • Cortez and Marina (1963)
  • The Lost Colony (1964)

Adaptations

  • Benjamin Blake → Son of Fury (1942 film adaptation)
  • Yankee Pasha → Yankee Pasha (1954 film adaptation)
  • The Viking → The Vikings (1958 film adaptation)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Narrative, traditionally paced proseEmphasis on historical setting and period detail
Recurring Motifs
lost civilizationsexploration and adventurethe sea and seafaring

Health

  • Missing left thumb (hunting accident)
    生涯（事故後）
    Not recorded as significantly limiting his writing career, but noted as a personal physical impairment.

Legacy

Known for historical fiction and lost-world adventure novels; several works were adapted for film. He left a modest but lasting mark on American popular fiction.

Archives

  • University of Miami Special Collections (Edison Marshall papers)

Trivia

  • Used the pseudonym 'Hall Hunter' for some works.
  • Lost his left thumb in a hunting accident in youth.
  • Benjamin Blake was adapted as Son of Fury (1942); Yankee Pasha was adapted in 1954.
  • A lifelong hunter who hunted big game in Canada, Alaska, Africa, Indo-China and India.