Walter Copeland Jerrold (3 May 1865 – 27 October 1929) was an English writer, biographer and newspaper editor.

Early life

Jerrold was born in Liverpool, the son of Thomas Serle Jerrold and Jane Matilda Copeland (who were first cousins), and one of 11 children. His family had strong theatrical connections: Both his grandfather

Douglas William Jerrold Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 18038 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. Biography Jerrold's father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 Dougla ...

and uncle

William Blanchard Jerrold William Blanchard Jerrold (London 23 December 1826 – 10 March 1884), was an English journalist and author. Biography He was born in London, the eldest son of the dramatist, Douglas William Jerrold. Due to his disagreements with the practice ...

were notable dramatists, and his great grandfather Samuel Jerrold was an actor and theater manager.

Career

Jerrold spent most of his life in London, starting work as a clerk in a newspaper counting-house, and going on to become deputy editor of ''

The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 1993. First published in 1791, it is the w ...

''. He edited many classic texts for the newly founded

Everyman's Library Everyman's Library is a series of reprints of classic literature, primarily from the Western canon. It is currently published in hardback by Random House. It was originally an imprint of J. M. Dent (itself later a division of Weidenfeld & Ni ...

, wrote biographies, travel books (for the "Beautiful England" series - published by

Blackie and Son Limited Blackie & Son was a publishing house in Glasgow, Scotland, and London, England, from 1809 to 1991. History The firm was founded as a bookseller in 1809 by John Blackie (1782–1874) as a partnership with two others and was known as 'Black ...

), edited children's books, and produced stories for children under the name of Walter Copeland.

Family

On 23 July 1895 he married Clara Armstrong Bridgeman (2 December 1861 – 1937) at Kensington Register Office. Clara was also a published author writing under the name Clare Jerrold, which included a three-volume set on the life of Queen Victoria. Together they had one son and five daughters all named after Greek mythological characters. Oliver (27 September 1896 – 3 June 1897), their first born, died in infancy. Ianthe (1898–1977), the oldest daughter, became a renowned fiction writer of twenty-one novels. Twins, Daphne (1899–1972) and Phyllis (1899–1975), attended the Slade School of Art and became painters and book illustrators. Hebe (1900–1987) was a poet and book illustrator. The youngest daughter, Althea (1902–1973) was also a talented writer and poet whose talent was overshadowed by her equally talented older siblings.

Books (selected)

;Biographical: *''

Thomas Hood Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as " The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for ''The London Magazine'', ''Athenaeum'', and ''Punch''. ...

: His Life and Times'' (London:

Alston Rivers Alston Rivers Ltd. was a London publishing firm. The firm originally consisted of the Hon L.J. Bathurst and R.B. Byles and had brought out the novels of Whyte Melville and the Gilbert and Sullivan Gilbert and Sullivan was a Victorian era, Vi ...

, 1907) *''

Michael Faraday Michael Faraday (; 22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English scientist who contributed to the study of electromagnetism and electrochemistry. His main discoveries include the principles underlying electromagnetic inducti ...

: Man of Science'' (London: S.W. Partridge & Co, 1891) *
Charles Lamb
' (London: George Bell & sons, 1905) *
Douglas Jerrold, Dramatist And Wit
' (Hodder and Stoughton, 1914) *
Earl Kitchener of Khartoum
' ( W.A. Hammond, 1916) ;Children: *''The Big Book of Fables'' (Lamboll, London 1987) ;Travel: *
Surrey
' (J. M. Dent and E. P. Dutton, 1901) *
Highways and Byways in Kent
' (Macmillan & Co., 1907) *
Shakespeare Land
' (Dana Estes & Co. Boston) *
Norwich and the Broads
' (Blackie & Son, 1910) *
The Thames
' (Blackie & Son, 1910) *
Hampton Court
' (Blackie & Son, 1912) *
Folkestone and Dover
' (Blackie & Son, 1920) *

' (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1924) *

' (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1924) *

' (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1925) *

' (Blackie and Son, Ltd, 1925)

Anthology

*''A Century of Parody and Imitation'', ed. with

Robert Maynard Leonard Robert Maynard Leonard (10 May 1869 – 13 July 1941), sometimes credited as R. Maynard Leonard, was an English journalist, editor, and light poet, the editor of many anthologies of English verse. Early life The Leonards were a family of merchants ...

(H. Milford, Oxford University Press, 1913; reprinted by Ulan Press, 2012)

References

External links

Walter Jerrold
(Randomhouse.com listing). * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Jerrold, Walter Copeland English male journalists English book editors English biographers English children's writers English travel writers 1865 births 1929 deaths Male biographers