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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Herbert Russell

Author: Herbert Russell (1869–1944)

Biography: Herbert Henry William Russell was born 28 March 1869, the eldest child of novelist William Clark Russell. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a journalist and novelist himself. In 1920 he was knighted for his coverage of the war in Gallipoli and France. He died on 23 March 1944.

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References: Illustrated London News (8 April 1944)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Longshoreman.  1 vol.  London: Sampson Low, 1896.
  2. True Blue: or, The Lass that Loved a Sailor.  1 vol.  London: Chatto and Windus, 1898.