Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836 or 1838 – 1 June 1917)Oxford Inde
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was an English poet, novelist and journalist born in London. He contributed to ''

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''.

Life

Ashby-Sterry was born in London, as the only son of Henry Sterry of

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. His works include ''Boudoir Ballads'', a collection of poetry. He did not marry. He died on 1 June 1917, leaving £12,039.

Journalism

Ashby-Sterry was a contributor to the British magazine ''Punch''. He also wrote the "Bystander" column in a British weekly paper, ''

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'', for 18 years.Morouzi (2016), p. 72.

Select bibliography

*''Katharine and Petruchio, or, The Shaming of the True. ''London, S. Rivers, 1870 *''The Shuttlecock Papers : a book for an idle hour.'' London, Tinsley Bros., 1873 *''Tiny Travels.'' London, Tinsley, 1874 *''Boudoir Ballads.'' London, Chatto and Windus, 1876 *''The Wooden Midshipman. ''London, 1881 *''A Snailway Guide to Tunbridge Wells.'' Tunbridge Wells, R. Clements, 1884 *''The Lazy Minstrel.'' London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1886 *''Cucumber Chronicles; a book to be taken in slices. ''London, Sampson Low & Co., 1887 *''Charles Dickens in Southwark. ''London, 1888 *''Nutshell Novels.'' London, Hutchinson & Co., 1891 *''A Naughty Girl; a story of 1893.'' London, Bliss, Sands & Foster, 1893 *''A Tale of the Thames, etc.'' London, Bliss Sands, 1896 *''The Bystander; or Leaves for the Lazy.'' London, Sands & Co., 1901 *''The River Rhymer. ''London, W.J. Ham-Smith, 1913

References

Sources

*Moruzi, Kristina (2016).
Constructing Girlhood through the Periodical Press, 1850-1915
'. Accessed 15 July 2020. London: Routledge,

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, at the

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English male poets 19th-century English novelists 20th-century English novelists 1836 births 1917 deaths English male novelists 19th-century English male writers 20th-century English male writers {{England-poet-stub