A. S. (Archibald Stevenson) Forrest

Born in 1869, Archibald Stevenson Forrest worked across several fields as an artist, draftsman, and illustrator, and he also wrote travel books under the name A. S. Forrest. Museum and art-reference sources identify him as a British artist, while Project Gutenberg lists travel titles including A Tour Through South America and A Tour Through Old Provence.

His career appears to have combined visual art with travel writing. The Victoria and Albert Museum records him as the designer of an 1898 poster for The Idler, showing his work in late-Victorian illustration and design, while later book records connect him with readable, place-centered journeys for a general audience.

Forrest died in 1963. Although concise biographical details are hard to confirm from major online reference sources, the surviving record suggests a versatile creative life shaped by both drawing and travel.