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Arthur Morrison

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English writer and journalist (1863-1945)

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Arthur George Morrison 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.

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A sketch of the Old Jago from the first American edition of A Child of the Jago, 1896A sketch of the Old Jago from the first American edition of A Child of the Jago, 1896Photo of Morrison in March 1895 edition of The Bookman (New York City)Photo of Morrison in March 1895 edition of The Bookman (New York City)Arthur Morrison blue plaque, High Road, LoughtonArthur Morrison blue plaque, High Road, Loughton

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Arthur George Morrison 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. Morrison's best known work of fiction is his novel A Child of the Jago (1896).

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United Kingdom
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Writers
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Writer / Author
Status
deceased
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Lived 1863 to 1945 · aged 82
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