previous            A–Z            next        Donald Grant Mitchell Pseudonyms:        Ik Marvel        J.K. Marvel The American essayist Donald Grant Mitchell (1822–1908) had adopted the name J.K. Marvel for his contributions to the ‘Morning Courier and New York Enquirer’ in 1846. A typo gave him his permanent pen name of Ik Marvel.        One of his books, ‘Dream Life, a Fable of the Seasons’, was dedicated to Washington Irving. See also Washington Irving. Source: Room, A. (1981), ‘How to Make a Name?’, Naming Names, p.40 previous            A–Z            next