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Arthur Edgar Wroth
Known mainly for assisting on a vivid study of old London, this little-known writer helped bring the city's lost pleasure gardens back to life in print. His surviving public record is sparse, which makes the work itself the best introduction to his interests.
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The London pleasure gardens of the eighteenth century
by Warwick William Wroth, Arthur Edgar Wroth
About the author
Arthur Edgar Wroth is credited as the assisting author of The London Pleasure Gardens of the Eighteenth Century (1896), a richly illustrated history of London's famous outdoor entertainment spots. The book was published under Warwick Wroth's name, with Arthur Edgar Wroth specifically acknowledged as having assisted in its preparation.
Library and public-domain records suggest that this is the principal work by which he is now remembered. A biographical notice about Warwick Wroth also identifies Arthur Edgar Wroth as his brother and notes that the two published the book together after years of research.
Beyond that collaboration, reliable biographical details about Arthur Edgar Wroth are hard to confirm from readily available sources. What does come through clearly is his connection to careful historical research and to a book that preserves the social world of eighteenth-century London for later readers.