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Arthur Moore
1866–1952
An adventurous journalist and travel writer, he turned first-hand reporting from the Balkans, Persia, India, and beyond into vivid books about politics, war, and life on the move.
1 Audiobook
A Comedy of Masks: A Novel
by Ernest Christopher Dowson, Arthur Moore
About the author
Born in Glenavy, County Antrim, Arthur Moore was educated at Campbell College in Belfast and at St John's College, Oxford, where he was elected president of the Oxford Union. He began public life with the Balkan Committee, then moved into journalism and foreign correspondence.
Over the years he reported from major trouble spots and traveled widely, including in Albania and Persia. He later wrote books such as The Orient Express and This Our War, drawing on long experience as a traveller, international journalist, and editor.
Moore also worked in India, where he served as managing editor of The Statesman in the 1930s. The available sources identify him as William Arthur Moore, born in 1880 and died in 1962, so the 1866–1952 dates may refer to a different Arthur Moore.