Louis Gompertz

Martin Louis Alan Gompertz (February 23, 1886 – September 29, 1951)^[1] was an Anglo-Indian soldier and writer, born in India, also known by the pseudonym of 'Ganpat', which was the nearest his Indian troops could get to pronouncing 'Gompertz'. Ganpat is another name for the elephant god Ganesh. He started his writing career with articles for 'Blackwood's Magazine' on his service in East Africa during World War 1. He wrote many adventure stories in the style of H. Rider Haggard, though most of Ganpat's stories are set in the Himalayas. He was an Anglo Indian soldier, and his stories reflect his military and frontier background. He retired in 1939 with the rank of Brigadier,^[2] ending his days in the town of Chagford, on the edge of Dartmoor, where he could pursue his passion for fishing.

His books include the following titles:^[3]

• DAINRA,
• FAIRY SILVER,
• HARILEK,
• MIRROR OF DREAMS,
• SEVEN TIMES PROVEN,
• SNOW RUBIES,
• WREXHAM'S ROMANCE,
• ROADS OF PEACE,
• THE THREE R'S (science fiction.)
• HIGH SNOW
• STELLA NASH
• THE VOICE OF DASHIN.
• WALLS HAVE EYES.(science fiction.)
• THE SPEAKERS IN SILENCE.
• MARCHES OF HONOUR.
• THE SECOND TIGRESS.
• THE SLEEPY DUKE. (Historical novel of the Plantaganets.)
• THE WAR BREAKERS.

He also wrote two travel books on Ladakh, the Tibetan enclave in North-West Kashmir, "The Road to Lamaland" and "Magic Ladakh."^[3]

References

The Book and Magazine Collector, No. 210, September 2001. ASIN: B002D2TUQ8

1. "Martin Louis Alan Gompertz (1886 - 1951) - Genealogy". Geni.com. 1951-09-29. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
2. "Biography of Brigadier Martin Louis Alan Gompertz (1886 – 1951), Great Britain". Generals.dk. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
3. "Martin Louis Alan Gompertz: Books". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2014-01-18.