William Shepard (1854 - 1919) is mostly known for his book 'Around the World in Eighty Minutes'. Google Books
Born: February 1, 1854, Paris, France
Died: 1919 (age 65 years), Philadelphia, PA
Books
Curiosities of Popular Customs and of Rites, Ceremonies, Observances, and Miscellaneous Antiquities
1897
A Handy Book of Curious Information: Comprising Strange Happenings in the Life of Men and Animals, Odd Statistics, Extraordinary Phenomena, and Out of the Way Facts Concerning the Wonderlands of the Earth
1912
Napoleon's Marshals ...
1895
Authors and Authorship
1882
Handy-book of literary curiosities
1892
Pen Pictures of Earlier Victorian Authors
1884