Emeric Hulme Beaman was born in 1864 in Cudapah, India. He was journalist, mainly as music critic.
Together with William Senior Ellis, he wrote four mystery novels under the pseudonym "Ben Strong." He died in 1937.[1][2]
Short stories
Ozmar the Mystic: A Novel. 1 vol. London: Bliss, Sands, and Foster, 1896.
The Prince's Diamond: The Adventures of George Travers, Esq., Gentleman. 1 vol. London: Hutchinson, 1898. (sequence of Ozmar the Mystic).
The Faith that Kills. 1 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1899.
The Experiment of Doctor Nevill: A Novel. 1 vol. London: John Long, 1900.
Adventures of Archibald P. BattsThe English Illustrated Magazine, Volume XXIII (23), April - September 1900 (Five adventure/crime stories) and The English Illustrated Magazine, Volume XXIV (24), October 1900 - March 1901 (Final crime/adventure story in sequence).