Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats

S. Levett-Yeats (Sidney Kilner Levett-Yeats, 1858–1916) was a British novelist born into a family of Indian civil servants. He served in the Indian Army in his early years, then joined the Punjab civil service, where he worked for about fifteen years before turning to writing full time. Under the name S. Levett-Yeats he published historical romances, including The Honour of Savelli, Orrain, The Chevalier d'Auriac, A Galahad of the Creeks and The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales. His works are mostly set in France, Italy and Burma, with plots centering on adventure, honour and love, and bear a distinct colouring of historical romance. Public information is limited regarding his early education, literary influences and the contemporary reception of his works; what can be confirmed is chiefly the outline of his life given above and these five works.