M L A Gompertz "Ganpat"

Martin Louis Alan Gompertz (1886-1951) who wrote under the name "Ganpat" was an officer in the Indian Army until he retired in 1939.

He mainly wrote adventure stories and science fiction, often set in the Himalayas, and also wrote two travel books on Ladakh, which were published in the 1920s and 1930s. He had started his writing career with articles for Blackwood's Magazine on his service in East Africa during World War 1.

External links

• Louis Gompertz Wikipedia
• "Ganpat" The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]

Historical books online

• Adventure stories
  • Mirror of Dreams by "Ganpat" 1928. fadedpage.com (A Canadian website)
• Travel
  • The Road to Lamaland: Impressions of a Journey to Western Thibet by "Ganpat" (M L A Gompertz) [1926] Archive.org.
  • Magic Ladakh : an intimate picture of a land of topsy-turvy customs & great natural beauty by "Ganpat" (Major M L A Gompertz 10th Baluch Regiment, Indian Army) 2000 reprint edition, previously published 1928. Archive.org.