Elliott Whitney

"Elliott Whitney" was not a single real author but a collective pen name shared by the "Boys' Big Game Series" of juvenile animal-adventure novels published in the early twentieth century by the American firm Reilly & Britton. Because the name was used by several writers, details such as nationality, birth and death dates cannot be confirmed, and public information is very limited. The three works bearing this name include The Blind Lion of the Congo, The Rogue Elephant, and The Pirate Shark, all set against exotic jungles, wild beasts, and sea adventures and aimed at young readers, with tense plots and brisk pacing. The actual writing was shared by H. L. Sayler, George N. Madison, Evan R. Chesterman, H. Bedford Jones, and others; their styles are broadly consistent, serving the publisher's need to produce exotic adventure reading for the series.