Arthur Compton-Rickett (born Arthur Rickett; 20February 18698September 1937) was a lawyer, author, literary historian, and editor.
Biography
Born in
Canonbury, London, with the surname Rickett, he assumed the surname Compton-Rickett in 1908 when his father, Sir
Joseph Compton-Rickett assumed the additional surname of Compton. Arthur Compton-Rickett, who had nine siblings, was the eldest of the four sons who were alive in the years from 1901 to 1919.
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Arthur Rickett attended secondary school at Eastbourne College
Eastbourne College is a co-educational independent school in the British public school tradition, for day and boarding pupils aged 13–18, in the town of Eastbourne on the south coast of England. The College's headmaster is Tom Lawson.
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and at University School, Hastings, before matriculating at Christ's College, Cambridge
Christ's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college includes the Master, the Fellows of the College, and about 450 undergraduate and 170 graduate students. The college was founded by William Byngham in 1437 as ...
in 1889. He graduated from Cambridge University with B.A. in 1892, LL.B. in 1894, M.A. in 1896, and LL.D. in 1905. On 27 January 1898 he was called to the bar
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at Inner Temple. In 1900 he became a lecturer in English literature and history for the Extension Board of the University of London, as well as the London County Council. In 1910 he became an Extension Lecturer for the University of Oxford.[
He was the general editor of the book series Fireside Library published from 1924 to 1928 by ]Herbert Jenkins Ltd
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. He published essays, plays, and several books. Upon his death in 1937 his papers were left to Ella Mary Cressee (1885–1959).[
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Editor of ''The New Age''
For part of the 1st decade of the 20th century, Arthur Rickett was the editor-in-chief of the British weekly magazine '' The New Age''.[ Joseph Clayton became the editor-in-chief in 1907 and A. E. Fletcher remained the editor-in-chief at least until 1900.]
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1869 births
1937 deaths
Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge
English biographers
English literary historians
English journalists
English male journalists
English magazine editors
English male non-fiction writers
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