Charles Whibley | |
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Born | Sittingbourne, Kent, England | 9 December 1859
Died | 4 March 1930 Hyères, France | (aged 70)
Occupation(s) | Writer and journalist |
Spouse(s) | Ethel Birnie Philip (1896–1920) Philippa Raleigh (1927–1930) |
Parent(s) | Ambrose Whibley and Mary Jean Davy |
Charles Whibley (9 December 1859 – 4 March 1930) was an English literary journalist and author. In literature and the arts, his views were progressive. He supported James Abbott McNeill Whistler[1] (they had married sisters).[2] He also recommended T. S. Eliot to Geoffrey Faber, which resulted in Eliot's being appointed as an editor at Faber and Gwyer.[3] Eliot's essay Charles Whibley (1931) was contained within his Selected Essays, 1917-1932. Whibley's style was described by Matthew as "often acerbic high Tory commentary".[4]