This early work by Henry De Vere Stacpoole was originally published in
1908 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory
biography. 'The Crimson Azaleas' is a novel set in Japan. Henry De Vere
Stacpoole was born on April 9th 1863 in Kingstown, Ireland. After
finishing his education, Stacpoole travelled widely, taking up a job as
a ship's doctor. His time spent at sea undoubtedly inspired many stories
and characters in his later writing. Stacpoole's writing career started
with the publication of The Intended in 1894, but his most famous work
is The Blue Lagoon, a romance novel published in 1908.