The Swindler and Other Stories (1923) Includes

The Swindler and Other Stories (1923) Includes: The Swindler The Swindler's Handicap The Nonentity Her Hero The Example The Friend Who Stood By The Righ Man The Knight-Errant - [1922 movie, novel's date uncertain] A Question of Trust Where the Heart Is Ethel M. Dell (2 August 1881 - 19 September 1939) was a British writer of over 30 popular romance novels and several short stories from 1911 to 1939.Ethel May Dell was born on 2 August 1881 in Streatham, a suburb of London, England. Her father was a clerk in the City of London and she had an older sister and brother. Her family was middle class and lived a comfortable life. Ethel Dell was a very shy, quiet girl and was content to be dominated by her family.