James Payn

James Payn
James Payn, by W. & D. Downey, carbon print on card mount, 1890.
Born(1830-02-28)28 February 1830
near Maidenhead, Berkshire, England
Died25 March 1898(1898-03-25) (aged 68)
Maida Vale, London, England
Alma materCambridge
SpouseLouisa Adelaide Edlin
"The Heir of the Ages"
Payn as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8 September 1888

James Payn (/pn/; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898) was an English novelist and editor.[1] Among the periodicals he edited were Chambers's Journal in Edinburgh and the Cornhill Magazine in London.

  1. ^ Wilman, George (1882), "James Payn", Sketches of living celebrities, London: Griffith and Farran, pp. 77–80