READE, QUINN (PSEUDONYM OF RICHARD MEADE PSEUDONYM OF BEN HAAS) — Quest of the Dark Lady
New York, NY: Belmont Tower Books, 1969. 3rd Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. B&W Illustrations; This is a mass market paperback book. Belmont Towers book number 51101 with a price of 1.25. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. (Third printing of this book). The book is in generallty clean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some very light bumping and wear. The text pages are clean and bright, though there is some light generalized toning throughout. "Dreaming about being a writer, 18-year-old Ben sold a story to a Western pulp magazine. He dropped out of college to support his family. He was self-educated. And then he was drafted, and sent to the Philippines. Ben served as a Sergeant in the U. S. Army from 1945 to 1946. Returning home, Ben went to work, married a Southern belle named Douglas Thornton Taylor from Raleigh in 1950, lived in Charlotte and in Sumter in South Carolina , and then made Raleigh his home in 1959. Ben and his wife had three sons, Joel, Michael and John. Ben held various jobs until 1961, when he was working for a steel company. He had submitted a manuscript to Beacon Books, and an offer for more came just as he was laid off at the steel company. He became a full-time writer for the rest of his life. Ben wrote every day, every night. I tried to write 5000 words or more everyday, scrupulous in maintaining authenticity, Ben said. His son Joel later recalled, My Mom learned to go to sleep to the sound of a typewriter. " (from Lynn Munroe website). Very Good .
