George Walter Thornbury
George Walter Thornbury (13 November 1828 – 11 June 1876) was an English author. He was the first biographer of J. M. W. Turner.
Early life
George Thornbury was born on 13 November 1828, the son of a London solicitor, reared by his aunt and educated by her husband, Reverend Barton Bouchier.[1]
Career
A journalist by profession, he also wrote verse, novels, art criticism and popular historical and topographical sketches. He began his career in 1845 with contributions to Bristol Journal and wrote later mainly for the Athenaeum.
His first major work was Lays and Legends; or, Ballads of the New World (1851). It followed a history of the Buccaneers, Monarchs of the Main, (1855), Shakespeare's England; or, Sketches of our Social History in the reign of Elizabeth (1856, 2 Vols.) and Art and nature at home and abroad (1856, 2 Vols.). His Old and New London: a Narrative of its History, its People, and its Places was first published in 2 volumes in 1872, and in an undated edition of 1878 in 6 volumes, the last four being by Edward Walford.[2]
Death
Thornbury died of overwork at Camberwell House Asylum, London, at the early age of 47, and was buried in Nunhead Cemetery. He was survived by a young wife and three young sons.
Works
Poetry
- Lays and Legends; or, Ballads of the New World (1851)
- Songs of Cavaliers and Roundheads (1857)
- Two centuries of song (1867)
- Historical and legendary ballads and songs (1875)
- The Fables of La Fontaine (translator, c. 1870)
Novels and stories
- Every man his own trumpeter (1858)
- Icebound (1861)
- True as steel (1863, 3 Vols.)
- Wildfire (1864)
- Tales for the marines (1865)
- Greatheart (1866)
- The vicar's courtship (1869)
- Old stories retold (1869)
Nonfiction writing
- Shakespeare's England; or, Sketches of our Social History in the reign of Elizabeth (1856, 2 Vols.)
- Life in Spain (1859)
- Turkish life and character (1860)
- British Artists from Hogarth to Turner (1861, 2 Vols.)
- Life of J. M. W. Turner (1861) Full text from the Internet Archive Digital Library.[3]
- Haunted London (1865) Full text from the Internet Archive Digital Library.[4][5][6]
- Tour round England (1870, 2 Vols.)
- Criss cross journeys (1873, 2 Vols.)
- Old and New London: a Narrative of its History, its People, and its Places (1873–74, 2 Vols.) Continued in an undated edition of 1878 in 6 volumes, the last four being by Edward Walford. Full text available from the Internet Archive Digital Library[7][8]
References
- ^ A book of recollections, Volume 1, John Cordy Jeaffreson, p. 89, (London 1894).
- ^ M. Clare Loughlin-Chow, 'Thornbury, (George) Walter (1828–1876)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 3 Jan 2015
- ^ Thornbury, Walter (25 August 1862). "The life of J.M.W. Turner". Hurst and Blackett. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thornbury, Walter; Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William) (25 August 1865). "Haunted London". London : Hurst and Blackett. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thornbury, Walter; Fairholt, F. W. (Frederick William) (25 August 1865). "Haunted London". London : Hurst and Blackett. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thornbury, Walter; Fairholt, F.W. (25 August 1865). "Haunted London". Hurst and Blackett. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Hathi Trust.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Thornbury, Walter; Walford, Edward. "Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places". London : Cassell. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Thornbury, Walter. "Old and new London: a narrative of its history, its people, and its places". London Cassell, Petter, & Galpin. Retrieved 25 August 2017 – via Internet Archive.
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External links
- Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. .
- Works by Walter Thornbury at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Walter Thornbury at Internet Archive
- Works by George Walter Thornbury at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Some works (scroll down)
- Biography. At the circulating library. Victorian Research.org [1]
- Biographical information: Jeaffreson, John Cordy, 1831–1901. A book of recollections, London : Hurst and Blackett, 1894. Full text from Internet Archive Digital Library [2] [3]
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