← James PaynSome Literary Recollectionsby James PaynCollection of essays and memories reflecting on the author's literary careerFind on Amazon↗About the authorJames PaynPayn was a prolific and professional Victorian novelist and editor of Chambers's Journal and the Cornhill Magazine who produced a long series of light, entertaining novels. Lost Sir Massingberd is his best remembered work.More by James PaynLost Sir MassingberdMystery novel with suspense centered on the disappearance of a man and murder→By Proxy→A Confidential Agent→The Luck of the Darrells→