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Henry Leverage (died 1931) was a writer of stories and pulp fiction novels. His storytelling extended to his accounts of his own life. Two films were adapted from his writings.[1]

His father was an engineer who invented streetcar technology. Leverage served time in Sing Sing prison and was able to write during his sentence. A prison reformer managed the prison and Leverage wrote about his work. He was editor in chief of the prison newspaper The Star of Hope.[2] He was also known as David Carroll Henry.

He wrote a series of entries on underworld slang for Flynn's Weekly that was later compiled into a book.[3]

His stories were published in Argosy All-Stories and other publications.

Harold Hersey visited him at Sing Sing[4] and Leverage's stories were published in his Gangster Stories. He was also published in Blue Book.

His second novel, The White Cipher involved Scotland Yard and the London underworld.[5] His novel Ice Pilot is about whaling with romance mixed in.[6]

Writings

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  • The Ice Pilot (1921), frontspiece by Rudolph Tandler[7]
  • Whispering Wires (1918)[8], first published in the Saturday Evening Post[9]
  • The Purple Limited[10]
  • The Hollow Lens[11]
  • The Crimp[12]
  • Assignats[13]
  • Beyond the wall
  • The voice in the fog
  • The gray brotherhood
  • The white cipher
  • Where Dead Men Walk (1920)[14]
  • The Phantom Alibi: A Detective Story (1926)
  • The Voice in the Fog[15]
  • The Shepherd of the Sea
  • The Man from Brazil; a mystery comedy drama in 3 acts, along woth P. Cruger[16]
  • "The Old Clam"[4]
  • "The New Warden"[4]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  2. ^ "Nickelodeon". April 1, 1916 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ LeFurgy, Bill (November 30, 2024). Flynn's Dictionary of the Underworld: Newly Compiled and Annotated Edition. High Kicker Books. ISBN 979-8-9916325-4-6 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b c Sampson, Robert (December 1, 1987). Yesterday's Faces, Volume 3: From the Dark Side. Popular Press. ISBN 978-0-87972-363-7 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "The Publishers Weekly". F. Leypoldt. April 1, 1919 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "The Bookman". Dodd, Mead and Company. April 1, 1921 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries: Books. Part 1, group 1". Library of Congress, Copyright Office. April 1, 1922 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ Goble, Alan (September 8, 2011). The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3 – via Google Books.
  9. ^ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 1, 1918). "Catalog of Copyright Entries". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
  10. ^ Leverage, Henry (28 January 2025). The Purple Limited. Serling Lake. ISBN 978-1-917333-15-3 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Leverage, Henry (August 26, 2022). The hollow lens – via Project Gutenberg.
  12. ^ LEVERAGE, HENRY (June 19, 2023). "THE CRIMP: Popular Books by HENRY LEVERAGE : All times Bestseller Demanding Books". Beyond Books Hub – via Google Books.
  13. ^ "ASSIGNATS". January 2022 – via books.google.com.
  14. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries". 1920 – via books.google.com.
  15. ^ "THE VOICE IN THE FOG". January 2022 – via books.google.com.
  16. ^ "Catalogue of Copyright Entries". 1927 – via books.google.com.
  17. ^ "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series". 1927 – via books.google.com.