Sir William Magnay, 2nd Baronet
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Sir William Magnay, 2nd Baronet (1855 – 8 January 1917) was an English baronet and novelist.
Magnay was a son of Sir William Magnay, 1st Baronet who was Lord Mayor of London. He succeeded to the baronetcy in 1871. He was a prolific novelist, and published twenty-five novels before his death; a further three were brought out posthumously.
Magnay married in 1879, and was himself succeeded by his son Christopher Magnay, born 1884.
Magnay's publications included:[1]
- The Red Chancellor
- Poached Peerage
- Honi Soit: an Original Play in Four Acts (1887)
- The Fall of a Star, a novel (1897)
- The Heiress of the Season (1899)
- Count Zarka; a Romance (1903)
- A Prince of Lovers; a Romance (1905)
- The Master Spirit (1906)
- The Amazing Duke : a Romance (1907)
- The Players: a Tragi-comedy (1913)
- The Hunt Ball Mystery (1918)
