8 Quotes & Sayings By Benjamin E Mays

After two years he left to work as a clerk at a publishing company in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. After another year he started his own printing company in Pittsfield. In 1923, Mays moved to New York City to pursue a career as a theatrical agent and writer.

He also wrote for the New York Times and other publications. In 1926 he published his first book, successful fiction novels for young adults: "The Story of the Moonstone" (1930) and "The Secret of Blue Water Island" (1931). His novels were followed by seven more books between 1930 and 1935: "The Mystery of Greystone Manor", "The Secret of the Lost Colony", "The Mystery of Blackwood Hall", "The Mirror of Greystone Manor", "The Secret of Blue Water Island", "The Mystery of the Lost Colony", and "The Mystery of Blackwood Hall".

Mays also wrote many short stories for adults during this period. Many of them were published under the pen name “Bram Stoker” or “Bram Stoker Jr.” These included “Voodoo” (1932), “Mystery” (1934), “At Cape Hatteras” (1938), “A Midsummer Night” (1939), “Mermaids” (1945), “Gulls on Rathlin Island” (1946), “Christmas Ghosts” (1950) and “Creatures on Rathlin Island” (1950). He had an epic romance novel published in 1932 under the name Bram Stoker: A Tale of the Dark Continent.

He continued writing until 1968 when he became ill with terminal cancer. He died on July 29th, 1972, at Stuyvesant Hospital in New York City at the age of 75.