Matthew J. Royal

The novel was about a group of male sailors who discover an island inhabited by a matriarchal society in which men are enslaved to the women who hold power.

In its review of the novel, The Bookseller magazine compared Royal's writing style to that of Jules Verne but with a more adult audience oriented focus.

[2] In 1895 Daniel Sully's theatre company toured the United States in a production of a musical comedy with a book by Royal entitled A Social Lion.

[5] The New York Times critic felt that the plot of the farce crafted by Royal was somewhat derivative; likening it to Arthur Sturgess and Edgar Smith's Hotel Topsy Turvy.

[6] Using the name Matt Royal, the author wrote several dime novels which were published posthumously in Street & Smith's Brave and Bold Weekly.