Background
Born in London, England, during his teenage years Maxwell was schooled at Stanborough College upon the insistence of his mother.
Born in London, England, during his teenage years Maxwell was schooled at Stanborough College upon the insistence of his mother.
At age 16, Maxwell worked for a period as a literature evangelist, before becoming a copyreader at Stanborough Press. During this period he also had articles published in the Signs of the Times. He wrote a total of 112 books during his lifetime, and is known affectionately by Adventists around the world as "Uncle Arthur." His most notable publications include the Bedtime Stories and The Bible Story volume sets.
The simple stories are morality tales that illustrate values such as honesty, diligence, obedience, and selflessness.
Volume 1 of The Bible Story, which tells the story of Genesis, upholds the historicity of the Bible account, including the creation of life on earth during a six day creation 6,000 years ago. This book since the 1950s has been found in many doctors" offices in the United States which includes postcards on how a complete set can be ordered.
Arthur"s children Maureen, Graham, Lawrence and Mervyn have also done their own writing. Film adaptation
In 2006, Maxwell"s book Secret of the Cave was turned into a feature film of the same name by students and faculty at Southern Adventist University.