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Horace N. Pym
A devoted Victorian book lover and editor, best remembered for bringing Caroline Fox’s journals to a wide readership. His writing has an easy, companionable feel that will appeal to anyone who enjoys literary gossip, collecting, and the world of old books.
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Chats in the Book-Room
by Horace N. Pym
About the author
Born Horatio Noble Pym in 1844, he was an English solicitor, book collector, and man of letters who was usually known as Horace Pym or H. N. Pym. He moved in literary and artistic circles and became especially well known as the editor of Memories of Old Friends, the bestselling selection from Caroline Fox’s journals and letters published in 1881.
Pym also wrote about the pleasures of reading and collecting. In works such as Chats in the Book-Room, he comes across as an affectionate guide to the culture of books: curious, well read, and eager to share stories about authors, editions, and private libraries rather than show off.
He died in 1896. Reliable portrait images were not clearly available from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included here.