Robert Barr letters and article galley, 1893-1911.
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Barr, Robert, 1850-1912
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Humorist and author Robert Barr was born in Scotland, and raised in Canada, where he became headmaster of a school in Ontario. He published a humorous sketch of a boating trip in the Detroit Free Press under the pseudonym Luke Sharp, and embarked on a diverse and successful career in literature. He worked as a journalist in Detroit and London, writing short fiction as well, before co-founding The Idler. In addition to humorous works, Barr also wrote successful novels, detective fiction, and play...
Dunn, James Nicol, 1856-1919
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The British journalist James Nicol Dunn was born in Kincardineshire on 12 October 1856. He was educated in Aberdeen. He intended to follow a career in law but writing for journals and magazines while still a student gave him a taste for journalism and so instead he joined the staff of The Dundee advertiser and later on The Scotsman . He was managing editor of the Scots observer and the National observer under W. E. Henley, 1888-1893, then news editor of The Pall Mall gazette, 1894. Dunn was then...
Seaman, Owen, 1861-1936
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Sir Owen Seamen was born in London and had a reputation as a poet and humorist, especially noted for his parodies of other poets. He was briefly a professor of literature at Durham. He joined the staff of Punch in 1897, became sub-editor in 1902, and editor-in-chief in 1906. He published several collections of his poems and essays, including Interludes of an editor, 1929. From the description of Owen Seaman letters and clipping of photograph, 1909-1934. (Pennsylvania State University...
Brereton, Austin, 1862-1922
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