Clement Shorter
Clement King Shorter (19 July 1857 – 19 November 1926) was a
After editing the
Biography
Clement Shorter was born on 19 July 1857 in
Once finished with his schooling, Shorter spent four years working for several booksellers and publishers on
Shorter married twice, first to
Career
In journalism
Shorter's career in journalism began in 1888, when he began working as a sub-editor for the Penny Illustrated Paper. At that time, he was also writing for The Star, a weekly column about books. By 1890, he had resigned his clerical position at Somerset House, to focus solely on his journalistic endeavours.[2]
An important influence on the English pictorial press, in 1891 he became editor of the
In addition to founding Sketch and The Sphere, he was also the founder of
As an author, literary critic, and collector
Shorter was an avid collector, particularly of the works of the
Shorter's works of literary criticism include The Brontës and their Circle (1896), Immortal Memories (1907), The Brontës: Life and Letters (1908), and George Borrow and his Circle (1913).[3][4] He also wrote books about Napoleon, two about George Borrow, and a volume of addresses and essays. His last published work was C. K. S.: an Autobiography, which was edited by John Malcolm Bulloch, and published posthumously, in 1927.[2]
References
- ISBN 0-7884-2293-6.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biographical Note", in the Clement King Shorter Papers. Housed at the University of Delaware Library.
- ^ a b Shorter bio Archived 2012-03-23 at the Wayback Machine at Encyclopedia.farlex.com.
- ^ "Review of George Borrow and his Circle by Clement King Shorter". The Athenaeum (4490): 550–551. 15 November 1913.
External links
- Works by Clement King Shorter at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Clement Shorter at Internet Archive
- Works by Clement Shorter at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Archival material at Leeds University Library