William Blanchard Jerrold (

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23 December 1826 – 10 March 1884), was an English journalist and author.

Biography

He was born in London, the eldest son of the

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Douglas William Jerrold Douglas William Jerrold (London 3 January 18038 June 1857 London) was an English dramatist and writer. Biography Jerrold's father, Samuel Jerrold, was an actor and lessee of the little theatre of Wilsby near Cranbrook in Kent. In 1807 Dougla ...

. Due to his disagreements with the practices at the elite Mao ("Martin's Academy at Old Slaughter's") school, where he was educated for two and a half years, he left school and began working on newspapers at an early age. He was appointed

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commissioner to Sweden in 1853, and wrote ''A Brage-Beaker with the Swedes'' (1854) on his return. In 1855 he was sent to the

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in Paris, the '' Exposition Universelle'', as correspondent for several London papers, and from that time he lived much in Paris. In 1857 he succeeded his father as editor of ''

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'', a post which he held for twenty-six years. During the

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he strongly supported the North, and several of his leading articles were reprinted and placarded in New York City by the federal government. He was the founder and president of the English branch of the international literary association for the assimilation of

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laws. He is buried with his father at

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Bibliography

Four of his plays were successfully produced on the London stage, the popular farce, ''Cool as a Cucumber'' (Lyceum 1851), being the best known. His French experiences resulted in a number of books, most important of which is his ''Life of

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'' (1874). On his death, he was occupied in writing the biography of

Gustave Doré Paul Gustave Louis Christophe Doré ( , , ; 6 January 1832 – 23 January 1883) was a French artist, as a printmaker, illustrator, painter, comics artist, caricaturist, and sculptor. He is best known for his prolific output of wood-engravin ...

, who had illustrated several of his books. Among his books are: *''A Story of Social Distinction'' (1848) *''Life and Remains of Douglas Jerrold'' (1859) *''Up and Down in the World'' (1863) *''The Children of Lutetia'' (1864) *''Cent per Cent'' (1871) *''At Home in Paris'' (1871) *''The Best of all Good Company'' (1871–73) *'' London: a Pilgrimage'' (1872) illustrated by Gustave Doré *''The Life of

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'' (1882)

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