▁Pool ▁ 4 ▁ ▁Se eding ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 – 9 7 ▁He ine ken ▁Cup ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Pool ▁Stage ▁ 1 9 9 6 - 9 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁William ▁F ry er ▁Har vey ▁AM ▁( 1 4 ▁April ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 7 ), ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁W . ▁F . ▁Har vey , ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁writer ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁mac ab re ▁and ▁horror ▁gen res . ▁Among ▁his ▁best - known ▁stories ▁are ▁" August ▁He at " ▁and ▁" The ▁Be ast ▁with ▁Five ▁F ingers ", ▁described ▁by ▁horror ▁historian ▁Les ▁Daniel s ▁as ▁" min or ▁master pie ces ". ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Born ▁into ▁a ▁wealth y ▁Qu aker ▁family ▁in ▁Le eds , ▁West ▁York shire , ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁Qu aker ▁schools ▁at ▁Bo oth am ▁in ▁York shire ▁and ▁at ▁Le ight on ▁Park ▁in ▁Reading ▁before ▁going ▁on ▁to ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford . ▁ ▁He ▁took ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁medicine ▁at ▁Le eds . ▁Ill ▁health ▁do gg ed ▁him , ▁however , ▁and ▁he ▁devoted ▁himself ▁to ▁personal ▁projects ▁such ▁as ▁his ▁first ▁book ▁of ▁short ▁stories , ▁Mid night ▁House ▁( 1 9 1 0 ). ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁initially ▁joined ▁the ▁Fri ends ' ▁Am bul ance ▁Unit , ▁but ▁later ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁sur geon - lie utenant