Edward Augustine Wyke-Smith (1871–1935) was an English adventurer, mining engineer, and writer. Throughout his life, Wyke-Smith engaged in diverse professional pursuits, balancing his career as a mining engineer and his travels as an adventurer with his creative work as an author.
He is best known for his contributions to children's literature, particularly his fantasy novel The Marvellous Land of Snergs, which he published under the pen name E. A. Wyke-Smith. The novel is celebrated for introducing the "snergs," a fictional creation that achieved lasting literary significance. These characters famously served as a key inspiration for J.R.R. Tolkien when he created the hobbits for his own legendary fantasy works.
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