Argyll Saxby

The Fiery Totem: a Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-west (Dodo Press) Argyll Saxby

(C. F.) Argyll Saxby (born c1870) was a Scottish author, born in Shetland. He was the son of Jessie M. E. Saxby (1842-1940), who was also a well-known author in her time. Argyll travelled around Canada, and then became a schoolmaster. He wrote books for boys, and also wrote adventure serials for the famous Boys' Own Paper. His works include: Edmondston's Flora of Shetland (1903), Do Plants Think? (1905), Braves, White and Red (1907), Brave Toviak: A Story of Eskimo Boy- Life (1908), The Taming of the Rancher: A Story of Western Canada (1909), Comrades Three: A Story of the Canadian Prairies (1910), 'Be Prepared! '; or, The Making of a Scout (1911), The Call of Honour: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian Prairies (1912), The Fiery Totem: A Tale of Adventure in the Canadian North-West (1913), Tangled Trails (1915), The Black Lizard: A Story of Adventure in the Syrian Desert (1917), The Settler of Serpent Creek (1921), Kookaburra Jack: A Story of Australian School Life (1924) and The Tiger-Man of Burma and Other Adventure Yarns (1925).