Arnold Wright (1858–1941) was from 1888 to 1900 the London editor of the ''
Yorkshire Post
''The Yorkshire Post'' is a daily broadsheet newspaper, published in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. It primarily covers stories from Yorkshire, although its masthead carries the slogan "Yorkshire's National Newspaper". It was previously owned by ...
''.
He was trained for journalism under his father, and in 1879 he went to India to take work on the ''
Times of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
''.
In Australia he was private secretary to
Anna Brassey
Anna Brassey, Baroness Brassey ( Allnutt; 7 October 1839 – 14 September 1887) was an English traveller and writer. Her bestselling book ''A Voyage in the Sunbeam, our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months'' (1878) describes a voyage around the ...
and was on board the ''Sunbeam'' when she died. After her death he was involved in the production of her posthumously published work ''The Last Voyage''.
After leaving the ''Yorkshire Post'' he wrote and edited a number of travel reference books, notably the
Twentieth Century Impressions
Twentieth Century Impressions was a series of travel, political and social reference books published by Lloyds Greater Britain Publishing Company in London between 1901 and 1914. The full titles were typically styled as Twentieth Century Impress ...
series. He visited Ceylon in 1906, to complete that edition of the series.
Wright was also the part author of ''Parliament, Past and Present''
In 1933 he was awarded a
Civil list
A civil list is a list of individuals to whom money is paid by the government, typically for service to the state or as honorary pensions. It is a term especially associated with the United Kingdom, and its former colonies and dominions. It was ori ...
pension in recognition of his literary work.
Works
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* ''Twentieth Century Impressions'' – Editor in Chief or Historian in most volumes between 1901 and 1914
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Notes
References
* ''The Times'' (London, England), Monday, 17 Feb. 1941; pg. 7; Issue 48852.
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English writers
1858 births
1941 deaths
English journalists