author

Harold Armitage

b. 1867

Best remembered for practical, early-20th-century books aimed at curious young readers and art lovers, this writer left behind works that are still circulating in public-domain libraries. The surviving record is thin, but his books suggest a clear, lively way of explaining hobbies, skills, and culture.

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Greuze

Greuze

by Harold Armitage

About the author

Harold Armitage is listed by Project Gutenberg as Harold Armitage, 1867-, and two works are currently associated with him there: Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do and Greuze.

The first of those books presents a wide-ranging mix of sports, crafts, outdoor pursuits, and amusements for young readers, and Project Gutenberg identifies Armitage as its editor. Greuze, originally published in 1902, is a short biography of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Greuze, showing that Armitage also wrote for readers interested in art and artists.

Beyond those bibliographic facts, easily confirmed biographical details about his life are hard to find, so it is safest to picture him through his books: a practical, accessible author-editor whose work tried to inform, entertain, and encourage curiosity.