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Arthur M. (Arthur Morris) Binstead

1861–1914

Best known by the pen name “Pitcher,” this lively late-Victorian journalist brought sporting life and London society to the page with wit, gossip, and an eye for amusing detail. His books capture the brisk, playful tone of popular journalism at the turn of the twentieth century.

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Mop Fair : Some elegant extracts from the private correspondence of Lady Viola Drumcree, the fatherless daughter of Feodorovna, Countess of Chertsey

Mop Fair : Some elegant extracts from the private correspondence of Lady Viola Drumcree, the fatherless daughter of Feodorovna, Countess of Chertsey

by Arthur M. (Arthur Morris) Binstead

About the author

A London-born writer and editor, Arthur Morris Binstead (1861–1914) built his reputation in journalism as well as in fiction and humorous prose. Reference sources describe him as a journalist and author, and he is closely associated with sporting journalism under the nickname “Pitcher.”

His surviving books suggest the range of his work: lively social sketches such as Gal's Gossip, comic or anecdotal writing, and sporting reminiscence including A Pink 'Un and a Pelican. Project Gutenberg’s author listing also shows that a substantial body of his work has remained of interest to later readers.

Binstead seems to have written for an audience that enjoyed quick observation, humor, and the bustle of everyday urban life. Even now, his work offers a vivid glimpse of the tone and tastes of popular British writing around 1900.