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David Masters (20 January 1883 - 24 May 1965) was a British journalist and prolific author of non-fiction books. Born Charles Edwin Brand in Marylebone, London, he became known und...view moreDavid Masters (20 January 1883 - 24 May 1965) was a British journalist and prolific author of non-fiction books. Born Charles Edwin Brand in Marylebone, London, he became known under the pen-name “David Masters.”
He was the son of William John Brand (a greengrocer) and his wife Ada (nee Upson), who had married in 1875. William John Brand died in 1889 at the age of 37, whilst Charles was still only eight, and his mother raised the family of three sons and one daughter, running a newsagent with the assistance of her sister, Emma Jane Upson. Ada Brand also died young, at the age of 39, in 1895. The children were then raised by their Aunt Emma.
At the time of the 1901 census, Charles Brand was working as a grocer’s assistant in Putney. One of his books also noted that he was a salvage expert and hard hat diver who worked upon the sunken German fleet at Scapa Flow.
During his journalistic career, he was a contributor to Wide-World Magazine, Conquest, Saturday Evening Post, Traveller’s Pack and Pictorial Magazine. His first non-fiction book, The Romance of Excavation. A record of the amazing discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc., was published in 1923.
He died at 10 Belsize Park, Hampstead, London N.W.3 on 24 May 1965, aged 82.view less
Books by David Masters
Up Periscope! Finding Tutankhamen and His Tomb - The Great Discovery by Howard Carter & George Herbert Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWith Pennants Flying: The Immortal Deeds of the Royal Armoured Corps Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5"So Few": The Immortal Record of The Royal Air Force Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe romance of excavation: A record of the amazing discoveries in Egypt, Assyria, Troy, Crete, etc. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings