James Rice (writer)
James Rice, English novelist, wrote a number of successful novels in collaboration with Walter Besant.
He was born in Northampton, and was educated at Cambridge University.
He studied law, becoming a lawyer of Lincolns Inn in 1871.
In 1868 he bought the publication Once a Week. It was loss-making, but made him acquainted with Besant. Together they had a successful collaboration, ended by Rice's death. He died in Redhill.Works, all with Walter Besant
