author
Blanchard Jerrold
1826–1884
A busy Victorian journalist and author, he wrote vividly about London life and helped turn everyday city scenes into memorable reading. His work also linked him to two famous figures of the age: Charles Dickens and the illustrator Gustave Doré.
4 Audiobooks
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits
by Blanchard Jerrold
The Cockaynes in Paris; Or, 'Gone abroad'
by Blanchard Jerrold
The Life of George Cruikshank in Two Epochs, Vol. 2. (of 2)
by Blanchard Jerrold
The Life of George Cruikshank in Two Epochs, Vol. 1. (of 2)
by Blanchard Jerrold
About the author
Born in London on December 23, 1826, Blanchard Jerrold was the eldest son of the writer and dramatist Douglas Jerrold. He was educated in England and France, first aimed at an artistic career, and then moved into journalism while still young.
He became an editor of Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper after his father's death in 1857 and built a long career as a journalist, playwright, and author. Among his best-known books is London: A Pilgrimage (1872), created with Gustave Doré, a richly observed portrait of Victorian city life that remains the work most closely associated with his name.
Jerrold also wrote about people in his literary circle, including The Life and Remains of Douglas Jerrold and A Day with Charles Dickens. He died on March 10, 1884, leaving behind a body of work that captures the energy, hardship, and curiosity of nineteenth-century London.