author
Charles Hindley
d. 1893
Known for rummaging through the odd corners of print culture, this Victorian compiler brought street cries, chapbooks, and other literary curiosities back into view. His books still appeal to readers who enjoy the lively, everyday side of English history.
3 Audiobooks
The True History of Tom & Jerry or, The Day and Night Scenes, of Life in London from the Start to the Finish!
by Charles Hindley, Pierce Egan, W. T. (William Thomas) Moncrieff
The History of the Catnach Press at Berwick-Upon-Tweed, Alnwick and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, in Northumberland, and Seven Dials, London
by Charles Hindley
A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and Modern
by Charles Hindley
About the author
Charles Hindley was a 19th-century British editor, compiler, and writer best remembered for books about popular print, old ballads, and the byways of London life. The sources found in this search consistently identify him as having died in 1893, and they connect him with works such as The Old Book Collector's Miscellany, A History of the Cries of London, Ancient and Modern, and studies of street literature and the Catnach Press.
Rather than being known chiefly as a novelist, he seems to have made his name by collecting, editing, and preserving materials that other writers often ignored: broadsides, songs, chapbooks, and other ephemeral publications. That gives his work a special value today, since it captures the sounds, habits, and reading tastes of everyday urban life in earlier centuries.
Some basic biographical details remain hard to confirm from the sources retrieved here, so it is safest to describe him in broad terms. Even so, his surviving books show a clear fascination with literary oddities and popular culture, and that enthusiasm is a big part of why readers still seek him out.