Joseph Lewis French (1858–1936) was a novelist, editor, poet and newspaper man.
"[2] He is known for his popular themed collections, and published more than twenty-five books between 1918 and his death in 1936.
[3] He initiated two magazines, The New West (c. 1887) and The Wave (c.
[3] Afterward he worked for newspapers "across the country" contributing poetry and articles.
[3] He struggled financially, and during 1927 the New York Graphic, a daily tabloid, published an autobiographical article they convinced him to write, entitled "I'm Starving – Yet I'm in Who's Who as the Author of 27 Famous Books.