''Home Chimes'' was a London magazine published between 1884 and 1894 by
Richard Willoughby, and edited by
F. W. Robinson.
[Magazine Data Page 194]
Retrieved 11 May 2013. Originally published as a weekly, it was published as a monthly from January 1886.
Early contributors were
J.M. Barrie
Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote several succe ...
,
[Chaney, Lisa (2010) Hide-And-Seek With Angels: The Life of J.M. Barrie. Random House]
At Google Books. Retrieved 11 May 2013. who contributed numerous articles, and
Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1889). Other works include the essay collections '' Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow'' (1886) an ...
, a regular contributor, whose ''
Three Men in a Boat
''Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)'',The Penguin edition punctuates the title differently: ''Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog!'' published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a tw ...
'' was serialised between 1888 and 1889, as was
E. Nesbit
Edith Nesbit (married name Edith Bland; 15 August 1858 – 4 May 1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books. She was also a political activist a ...
's ''Man Size in Marble''. Jerome had previously written a series of essays for the magazine which had been published in book form in 1886 as ''
The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow''.
[Oulton, Carolyn (2012) ''Below the Fairy City: A Life of Jerome K. Jerome''. Victorian Secrets]
at Google Books. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
Other contributors included
Caroline Alice Elgar
Caroline Alice, Lady Elgar (9 October 18487 April 1920) was an English author of verse and prose fiction, who married the composer Edward Elgar.
Family
Caroline Alice Roberts, known as Alice, was born in Bhuj, Gujarat, India, in 1848. She was ...
, wife of
Edward Elgar
Sir Edward William Elgar, 1st Baronet, (; 2 June 1857 – 23 February 1934) was an English composer, many of whose works have entered the British and international classical concert repertoire. Among his best-known compositions are orchestr ...
,
[ ]J. S. Fletcher
Joseph Smith Fletcher (7 February 1863 – 30 January 1935) was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of ...
and Richard Marsh, as well as Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne (5 April 1837 – 10 April 1909) was an English poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. He wrote several novels and collections of poetry such as ''Poems and Ballads'', and contributed to the famous Eleventh Edition ...
, Bret Harte
Bret Harte (; born Francis Brett Hart; August 25, 1836 – May 5, 1902) was an American short story writer and poet best remembered for short fiction featuring miners, gamblers, and other romantic figures of the California Gold Rush.
In a caree ...
, Coventry Patmore
Coventry Kersey Dighton Patmore (23 July 1823 – 26 November 1896) was an English poet and literary critic. He is best known for his book of poetry ''The Angel in the House'', a narrative poem about the Victorian ideal of a happy marriage.
A ...
,[ ]Robert Murray Gilchrist
Robert Murray Gilchrist (6 January 1867 – 1917) was an English novelist and author of regional interest books about the Peak District of north central England. He is best known today for his decadent and Gothic short fiction.
During his li ...
, Westland Marston and his son Philip Bourke Marston
Philip Bourke Marston (13 August 1850 – 13 February 1887) was an English poet.
Life
He was born in London 13 August 1850, the son of John Westland Marston.
Philip James Bailey and Dinah Maria Mulock were his sponsors, and the most popular of ...
, Coulson Kernahan, William Sharp,[ ]Jerome K. Jerome
Jerome Klapka Jerome (2 May 1859 – 14 June 1927) was an English writer and humourist, best known for the comic travelogue ''Three Men in a Boat'' (1889). Other works include the essay collections '' Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow'' (1886) an ...
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''My Life and Times
''My Life and Times'' is an American drama television series that aired on ABC from April 24, 1991 to May 30, 1991. The series co-starred Helen Hunt.
Premise
Set in 2035 and 2036, the series focused on 85-year-old former journalist Ben Miller. F ...
'', at Google Books. Retrieved 11 May 2013. Watts-Dunton, Israel Zangwill
Israel Zangwill (21 January 18641 August 1926) was a British author at the forefront of cultural Zionism during the 19th century, and was a close associate of Theodor Herzl. He later rejected the search for a Jewish homeland in Palestine and be ...
, and Eden Phillpotts
Eden Phillpotts (4 November 1862 – 29 December 1960) was an English author, poet and dramatist. He was born in Mount Abu, India, was educated in Plymouth, Devon, and worked as an insurance officer for ten years before studying for the stage a ...
.[
]
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