William Barry Lord
WIlliam Barry Lord | |
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Born | 1825 Royal Regiment of Artillery |
William Barry Lord (1825 – 2 April 1884)[1] was a British author.[2]
Lord joined the 9th Brigade of the
Lord was a man of catholic interests. His articles contributed to Nature and Art show a wide range of subject matter – mackerel, fishing, lithographic stone, silkworms, sandgrouse, metallurgy, bamboo, flying fish, nuts, the backroads of London, tin, fir cones, palms and plants, and a host of other topics that piqued his interest.
The
Four of Lord's books deal with sea-fishing, two are on mining in Ireland, one has a self-explanatory title The Key to Fortune in New Lands, and the last Diamonds and Gold:the three main routes to the South African Ophir. This last book is particularly enigmatic since Lord is not known to have visited South Africa.
His brother John Keats Lord was also an author who wrote about similar topics. Lord died at his residence in Paignton, Devon, aged 58.[2]
Books
- Shifts and expedients of camp life, travel, and exploration, WB Lord, illustrator T Baines, London : H. Cox, 1876, online State Library of New South Wales, DSM/910.4/3586
- Sea fish & how to catch them London, Bradbury and Evans (1863)
- Crab, shrimp, and lobster lore : gathered amongst the rocks at the sea-shore, by the riverside, and in the forest London : G. Routledge, (1867)
- Freaks of Fashion: The Corset & the Crinoline Ward, Locke, and Tyler (1868)
References
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915
- ^ a b "Death of Mr. W. B. Lord". Field. 12 April 1884. p. 34. Retrieved 26 November 2019.