Onions, George Oliver (1873–1961)

English novelist. He achieved success with the trilogy In Accordance with the Evidence 1912, The Debit Account 1913, and The Story of Louie 1913. Among his other novels are The Open Secret 1930, Poor Man's Tapestry 1946 (Tait Black Memorial Prize), Arras of Youth 1949, and Bells Rung Backwards 1953. His highly effective ghost stories were collected in Widdershins 1911, Ghosts in Daylight 1924, and The Painted Face 1929.

He was born in Bradford. In later life he changed his name to George Oliver, but wrote as Oliver Onions. He studied art in London and Paris, and worked for a time as an illustrator and designer. He was married to the novelist Berta Ruck (1878–1978).