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Charles Whibley
1859–1930
A sharp, lively man of letters, he made his mark as a literary journalist and critic with a reputation for wit, confidence, and strong opinions. He also played a small but memorable part in literary history by helping open the way for T. S. Eliot at Faber.
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A Book of Scoundrels
by Charles Whibley
American Sketches
by Charles Whibley
About the author
Charles Whibley was an English literary journalist and author, born in 1859 and active in British literary life from the late 19th century into the early 20th. He studied classics at Jesus College, Cambridge, and became known for essays, criticism, biography, and journalism written in a polished, combative style.
He moved in influential literary and artistic circles and is remembered for supporting the painter James McNeill Whistler. Though often described as politically conservative, his tastes in literature and art could be notably adventurous, which gives his career an interesting tension.
Whibley is also remembered for recommending T. S. Eliot to Geoffrey Faber, a connection that helped Eliot join the publishing house that became Faber & Gwyer. He died in 1930, but his name still turns up in accounts of the period as a vivid critic, editor, and literary personality.