Thomas Hay Sweet Escott
Thomas Hay Sweet Escott (26 April 1844,[1] in Taunton – 13 June 1924,[2] in Hove) was an English journalist and editor. [3][4]
Life
The son of Hay Escott of
In 1866 Escott became a
During the last 35 years of his life Escott lived in semi-retirement in Brighton, in poor health.[7] He seems to have written nothing from 1886 to June 1894, and there is no record of his employment during those years.[8] By 1895 he had partially recovered, and he wrote over 100 articles and a number of books before his death in 1924.
His acquaintances included a wide variety of prominent people in literature and the arts, including
Family
Escott married Katherine Jane Liardet in 1865; the marriage produced three children[10] and ended with her death in 1899. His second wife was the widow Edith Hilton.[3]
Selected publications
- England: its people, polity, and pursuits. Vol. 2 vols. 1879.; England: her people, polity, and pursuits, 1880 edition.
- Randolph Spencer-Churchill, as a product of his age. Being a personal and political monograph. 1895.
- Social transformations of the Victorian age: a survey of court and country. 1897.
- Personal forces of the period. 1898.
- A trip to Paradoxia and other humours of the hour: being contemporary pictures of social and political fiction. 1899.[11]
- British sovereigns in the century. 1901.
- Gentlemen of the House of commons. 1902.
- King Edward and his court. 1903.[12]
- Society in the country house. 1906.[13]
- The story of British diplomacy: its makers and movements. 1908.
- Edward Bulwer, first baron Lytton of Knebworth: a social, personal, and political monograph. 1910.
- Masters of English journalism: a study of personal forces. 1911.[14]
- Anthony Trollope: his work, associates and literary originals. 1913.[15]
- Club makers and club members. 1914.
- Great Victorians: memories and personalities. 1916.
- City characters in several reigns. 1922.
- National and international links. 1922.
References
- ^ "Nordisk familjebok". 1907. pp. 865–866.
- ^ "Search of probate records". probatesearch.service.gov.uk.
- ^ a b c "Escott, T. H. S." Who's Who: 779. 1919.
- ^ a b Lysiak, Arthur Walter (1970). "T. H. S. Escott, Victorian Journalist". Loyola University Chicago eCommons. (Ph.D. dissertation).
- Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Lysiak, pp. 95–96.
- ^ Lysiak, p. 3.
- ^ Lysiak, p. 99.
- ^ Lysiak, p. 35.
- ^ "Cecil Sweet-Escott". myheritage.com. (See Cecil Alfred Hay Sweet-Escott, 1870–1943.)
- ^ "Escott, T H S". SFE: The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (sf-encyclopedia.com).
- ^ "Review of King Edward and his Court by T. H. S. Escott". The Athenaeum (3946): 749–750. 13 June 1903.
- ^ "Review of Society in the Country House by T. H. S. Escott". The Athenaeum (4135): 98–99. 26 January 1907.
- ^ "Review of Masters of English Journalism by T. H. S. Escott". The Athenaeum (4384): 555. 4 November 1911.
- ^ "Review of Anthony Trollope: his Work, Associates and Literary Associates by T. H. S. Escott". The Athenaeum (4484): 337–338. 4 October 1913.
External links
- Works by T. H. S. Escott at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Thomas Hay Sweet Escott at Internet Archive
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