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C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott
1787–1868
A lively, sharp-edged voice in early 19th-century London journalism, he wrote as both Charles Molloy Westmacott and the pseudonym Bernard Blackmantle. Best known for editing The Age, he built a reputation on fashionable society, satire, and scandal.
2 Audiobooks
The English Spy: An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life
by C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott
The Punster's Pocket-book or, the Art of Punning Enlarged by Bernard Blackmantle, illustrated with numerous original designs by Robert Cruikshank
by C. M. (Charles Molloy) Westmacott
About the author
Born around 1788 and dying in 1868, Charles Molloy Westmacott was a British journalist and author whose career was closely tied to the fast-moving world of London newspapers. He is especially remembered as the editor of The Age, a prominent Sunday paper in the early 1830s.
He also wrote under the pen name Bernard Blackmantle, a name associated with his lively, observant writing about urban life and high society. His work mixed journalism, commentary, and social satire, helping to shape the tone of a press culture that was fascinated by celebrity, gossip, and the habits of the fashionable world.
Westmacott’s life and reputation were colorful even by the standards of his time, which is one reason he still stands out among journalists of the period. For modern readers, he offers a vivid glimpse into the energetic, often unruly literary and newspaper scene of Regency and early Victorian Britain.