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Algar Thorold
1866–1936
A thoughtful English writer, journalist, and translator, his work ranged from literary criticism and biography to Catholic spirituality. He also helped shape literary conversation as editor of the Dublin Review in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
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The life of Henry Labouchere
by Algar Thorold
About the author
Born in 1866, he was the son of Anthony Wilson Thorold, Bishop of Winchester. Reliable records describe him as an author and journalist, and note that he was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1884.
His career moved across several kinds of writing. Catalog records and library listings show books on mysticism and religion, including work connected with Catherine of Siena and Angela of Foligno, as well as The Life of Henry Labouchere. He also appears as a contributor or translator for editions of Anthony Trollope, which suggests a wide literary range alongside his religious interests.
He later served as editor of the Dublin Review from 1926 to 1934. A memorial note quoted by the T. S. Eliot archive remembers him as a frequent contributor with a strong knowledge of modern French philosophy and religious thought. He died in 1936.