author
Lisle de Vaux Matthewman
b. 1867
A British-born journalist and humor writer, he is best remembered for witty early-1900s books like Crankisms, Brevities, and Rips and Raps. His work mixes newspaper sharpness with light, comic observation, making him a small but lively figure in turn-of-the-century popular writing.
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Crankisms
by Lisle de Vaux Matthewman
About the author
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, on February 23, 1867, Lisle de Vaux Matthewman was a British journalist and author. Reference sources identify him as the son of Charles and Jane Exley Matthewman, and describe a career in journalism that included editorial and critical work as well as writing for the Philadelphia Evening Telegraph.
Matthewman published several humorous books in the early 20th century, including Crankisms (1901), Brevities (1903), Rips and Raps (1903), and Business (1905). These titles suggest the kind of writing he was known for: short, playful, epigrammatic pieces built around social types, quirks, and everyday absurdities.
He does not seem to be a widely documented literary figure today, but surviving library and public-domain records show that his books continued to circulate long after publication. No suitable confirmed portrait image was found during this search.