Arthur Morrison was a famous author during 19th century England

Arthur George Morrison (1863-1945) was an English author and journalist, known for his realistic novels about London's East End and for his detective stories. Arthur Morrison (1845-1914) was a noted English author and wit, known during his lifetime for his detective stories. ... Arthur Morrison (1845-1914) was a noted English author and wit, known during his lifetime for his detective stories. ... 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar). ... 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is part of London in the United Kingdom. ... Detective fiction is a branch of crime fiction that centers upon the investigation of a crime, usually murder, by a detective, either professional or amateur. ...

Morrison was born in the East End of London, on November 1, 1863. His childhood and education is unknown, though he was probably educated in the East End. By 1886 he was working as a clerk at the People's Palace, in Mile End. In 1890 he left this job and joined the editorial staff of the Evening Globe newspaper. The following year he published a story entitled A Street which was subsequently published in book form in Tales of Mean Streets. The volume was a critical success, but a number of reviewers objected to the violence portrayed in one story - Lizerunt. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Mile End is an area of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ...

Around this time Morrison was also producing detective short stories which emulated those of Conan Doyle about Sherlock Holmes. Morrison's Martin Hewitt was a poor counterfeit, but some of these stories hold up today. Three volumes of Hewitt stories were published before the publication of the novel for which Morrison is most famous: A Child of the Jago (1896). The novel described in graphic detail living conditions in East End including the permeation of violence into everyday life. Other less well-received novels and stories followed, until Morrison effectively retired from writing fiction around 1913. Between then and his death, he seems to have concentrated on building his collection of Japanese prints and paintings. ... Sherlock Holmes as imagined by the seminal Holmesian artist, Sidney Edward Paget, in The Strand magazine. ... Martin Hewitt (1922-????) was a US impostor who became, among other things, a university physics professor. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The East End of London, known locally as the East End, is part of London in the United Kingdom. ... 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday. ...

He lived at Loughton (Blue Plaque), and High Beech, where he is buried in the churchyard. Loughton is a residential town and civil parish in the Epping Forest district of Essex. ... A blue plaque showing information about The Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey in Torquay. ...

Literary Works

The cover of Martin Hewitt Investigator

• Tales of Mean Streets (1894)
• Martin Hewitt, Investigator (1894)
• The Chronicles of Martin Hewitt (1895)
• The Adventures of Martin Hewitt (1896)
• A Child of the Jago (1896)
• The Dorrington Deed Box (1897)
• To London Town (1899)
• Cunning Murrell (1900)
• The Hole in the Wall (1902)
• The Red Triangle (1903)
• The Green Eye of Goona /aka The Green Diamond (US) (1904)

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External link

• Works by Arthur Morrison at Project Gutenberg

• Arthur Morrison - Arthur Morrison Home Page