Arthur Morrison | |
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Born | Poplar, London, England | 1 November 1863
Died | 4 December 1945 Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, England | (aged 82)
Occupation | Writer, journalist, art writer, art collector |
Subject | Detective fiction, working-class life |
Literary movement | Literary realism |
Notable works | A Child of the Jago |
Spouse | Elizabeth Thatcher |
Children | Guy Morrison |
Arthur George Morrison (1 November 1863 – 4 December 1945) was an English writer and journalist known for realistic novels, for stories about working-class life in the East End of London, and for detective stories featuring a specific detective, Martin Hewitt. He also collected Japanese art and published several works on the subject. Much of his collection entered the British Museum, through purchase and bequest.[1] Morrison's best known work of fiction is his novel A Child of the Jago (1896).