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George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
A British journalist and author who brought the energy of the newsroom to his writing, he is best remembered for vivid books shaped by his experience of the First World War. He also wrote under the pen name “Quex,” a name familiar to readers of the London Evening News.
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Pushed and the Return Push
by George Herbert Fosdike Nichols
About the author
Born in Stamford, England, in 1881, George Herbert Fosdike Nichols built his career in journalism before becoming known as an author. Archival records at Yale note that he began as a reporter on a Nottingham newspaper and moved to the London Evening News in 1907, where he worked for twenty-five years in roles ranging from reporter to literary and news editor.
He was also known to readers as “Quex,” the byline he used for his popular Diary of a Man about Town column. Alongside his newspaper work, he published fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, including war writing that drew on his service and observation during World War I. His best-known books include Pushed and the Return Push and The 18th Division in the Great War.
Nichols died in 1933. His work still stands out for its directness and immediacy, especially in books that bring the human side of wartime experience close to the reader.