John Davys Beresford (17 March 1873 - 1 February 1947) was an English writer, now remembered for his early science fiction and some short stories in the horror story and ghost story genres. Beresford was a great admirer of H. G. Wells, and wrote the first critical study of Wells in 1915. His Wellsian novel The Hampdenshire Wonder was a major influence on Olaf Stapledon. His other science-fiction novels include The Riddle of the Tower, about a dystopian, hive-like society. In this book: The Wonder, 1911 The Jervaise Comedy, 1919 H. G. Wells, 1915 The Psychical Researcher's Tale - The Sceptical Poltergeist The Misanthrope, 1929 The Hampdenshire Wonder, 1911