Joseph Ashby-Sterry
Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836 or 1838 – 1 June 1917)[1] was an English poet, novelist and journalist born in London. He remained unmarried. His works include Boudoir Ballads, a collection of poetry, now out of print.
Life
Ashby-Sterry was born in London, as the only son of Henry Sterry of Sydenham Hill. He remained unmarried. He died on 1 June 1917.[1]
Journalism
Ashby-Sterry was a contributor to Punch.[2] He also wrote the "Bystander" column in the British weekly paper The Graphic for 18 years.
Select bibliography
- Katharine and Petruchio, or, The Shaming of the True. London, S. Rivers, 1870
- The Shuttlecock Papers : a book for an idle hour. London, Tinsley Bros., 1873
- Tiny Travels. London, Tinsley, 1874
- Boudoir Ballads. London, Chatto and Windus, 1876
- The Wooden Midshipman. London, 1881
- A Snailway Guide to Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells, R. Clements, 1884
- The Lazy Minstrel. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1886
- Cucumber Chronicles; a book to be taken in slices. London, Sampson Low & Co., 1887
- Charles Dickens in Southwark. London, 1888
- Nutshell Novels. London, Hutchinson & Co., 1891
- A Naughty Girl; a story of 1893. London, Bliss, Sands & Foster, 1893
- A Tale of the Thames, etc. London, Bliss Sands, 1896
- The Bystander; or Leaves for the Lazy. London, Sands & Co., 1901
- The River Rhymer. London, W.J. Ham-Smith, 1913
References
- Oxford Index Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- "Journalist leaves £12,039". Daily Mirror. 3 August 1917. Retrieved 21 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- Works by Joseph Ashby-Sterry at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Joseph Ashby-Sterry at Internet Archive
- Works by Joseph Ashby-Sterry at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Pen and ink portrait by Harry Furniss, at the National Portrait Gallery, London
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