Frank Challice Constable (16 June 1846 – 7 October 1937) was an English barrister and writer. In addition to publishing under his own name, he published some works as F C Constable, and others as Colin Clout. His works included two

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s: ''The Curse of Intellect'' (1895) and ''Aunt Judith's Island'' (1898). Under the pseudonym Colin Clout, he also published the book ''Norman; or, Inherited Fate'' in 1894. As a barrister, he served as a

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for the province in

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from 1872 to 1892.

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1846 births 1937 deaths 19th-century English novelists 20th-century English novelists English barristers English science fiction writers English male writers People from Edmonton, London {{UK-writer-stub