Major Matt Mason - Moon Mission by George S. Elrick

That same day, hearing of the birth, her estranged husband returned. On 3 July 1782, Frances gave birth to a child. During their estrangement, Frances lived under a different name, Langley, in order to hide her location from her husband. On 23 July 1781, when Matthew was six and his youngest sister was one and a half years old, Frances left her husband, taking the music master, Samuel Harrison, as her lover.

In addition to Matthew Gregory Lewis, Matthew and Frances had three other children: Maria, Barrington, and Sophia Elizabeth. Lewis' father owned considerable property in Jamaica, within four miles of Savanna-la-Mer, or Savanna-la-Mar, which was hit by a devastating earthquake and hurricane in 1779. Both his parents' families had connections with Jamaica. Matthew Gregory Lewis was the firstborn child of Matthew and Frances Maria Sewell Lewis. In addition, he wrote scripts for the Wild Kingdom television series.Matthew Gregory Lewis was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as 'Monk' Lewis, because of the success of his classic Gothic novel, The Monk. His children’s books include Exciting Africa, Famed Explorers, Tarzan and the Mark of the Red Hyena, Lassie: Adventures in Alaska, Spiderman Zaps Mr Zodiac, The Lone Ranger Outwits Crazy Cougar, Superman Smashes the Secret of the Mad Director, Flipper, the Deep Sea Photographer, Batman and the Cheetah Caper, and The Collected Works of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century. Elrick was particularly known for his books for children, which featured characters such as Lassie, Superman, Tarzan, and Spiderman. Elrick was also a columnist for 'Stars and Stripes' a wartime newspaper during World War II.ĭuring his career Elrick was a prolific author of books such as A History of the Solomon Islands, The Science Fiction Handbook for Writers and Readers, You Can Negotiate Anything (with Herb Cohen), and How to Beat the High Cost of Falling In and Out of Love (with Steven Lake and Melvin Belli). He also found time to teach creative writing classes. In 1983 he became principal corporate officer at Abstract Publishing, where he worked the rest of his life. He performed similar work at Dartnell Corporation from 1975 to 1983. In 1968 he began five years in motion picture production with Sanderson, Elrick & Thomas. Later, he became Grant/Jacoby’s creative director before becoming a motion picture scriptwriter for Jack Lieb Productions and then for Wilding, Inc. In 1949 he joined Spiegel as an assistant retail advertising manager.

Elrick had a varied career, first working as a copywriter for Montgomery Ward in 1946, followed by a stint at Belnap & Thompson.

Major Matt Mason - Moon Mission by George S. Elrick