Jeffery Farnol By Pat BryanFrom 1907 until he died in 1952, Jeffery Farnol (10 February 1878 - 9 August 1952) was a British author. He is renowned for penning more than 40 romantic books, many of which are set during the Georgian or English Regency eras, as well as swashbuckles. He and Georgette Heyer were primarily responsible for creating the Regency romance genre. The son of Henry John Farnol, a brass caster who worked in a factory, and Kate Jeffery, John Jeffery Farnol was born in Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. He has a sister and three brothers. His early years were spent in Kent and London. After being let go from his position at a Birmingham metalworking business, he enrolled at the Westminster School of Art. Blanche Wilhelmina Victoria Hawley (1883-1955), the 16-year-old daughter of renowned New York scenic designer H. Hughson Hawley, was married to him in 1900. They moved to the US, where he was employed as a scene painter. After a protracted battle with cancer, Farnol passed away in Eastbourne on August 9, 1952, at the age of 74. Read More Read Less