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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch ( / ˌkwɪlərˈkuːtʃ /; 21 November 1863 – 12 May 1944) was a British writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 (later extended to 1918) and for his literary criticism.
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Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (born Nov. 21, 1863, Bodmin, Cornwall, Eng.—died May 12, 1944, Fowey, Cornwall) was an English poet, novelist, and anthologist noted for his compilation of The Oxford Book of English Verse 1250–1900 (1900; revised 1939) and The Oxford Book of Ballads (1910).
Arthur Quiller-Couch. by David Fryer. Q was a Great Cornishman. He was a novelist, poet, critic, essayist, journalist, editor, anthologist, classical scholar, Cambridge professor, education committee chairman, sportsman, commodore of yacht club, folklorist, historian – and uncrowned 'King of Fowey' and a Cornish sage.
Here you will find information on some of Q’s many literary and academic works. The resources provided include short articles, chronologies, summaries, character profiles, maps and other features. Some of these resources may also provide useful material for future researchers.
Biography of Arthur Quiller-Couch. Anthony Quiller Couch (1863-1944), [pseudonym "Q"], English author, poet, anthologist, and literary critic. He wrote many popular novels and essays and was a noted lecturer at Cambridge University. His legacy lives on in the grammar school system of Cornwall.
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the great writer and important literary man of Fowey, was often referred to as Q. In his memory, The Sir Arthur Quiller Couch Memorial Fund was set up as a charitable trust in 1945.
He first went to school in Devon and then on to Clifton College where A.T. Quiller-Couch is recorded as being a prize winning athlete as well as a scholar who won the annual school prize for the best poem in 1881.
Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. King Edward VII Professor of English Literature: Cambridge University. As happened to ther famous writers – for example, Trollope & Hardy – Q almost disappeared from the public scene soon after his death.
Oct 3, 2014 · Between 1913 and 1914, British writer, critic, and literary tastemaker Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, better known under the pseudonym Q, delivered a series of twelve lectures on writing at Cambridge University, where he had been appointed to the King Edward VII Professorship of English Literature the previous year.
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