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Morris Phillips
1834–1904
A London-born journalist who built his career in New York, he moved from newspaper work into lively travel writing filled with practical advice. His best-known book brings a late-19th-century tourist’s world to life with sharp, useful observations.
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Abroad and at Home; Practical Hints for Tourists
by Morris Phillips
About the author
Born in London on May 9, 1834, Morris Phillips was a journalist and writer who was educated in Cleveland and New York. He originally studied law in Buffalo and New York, but turned instead to literary and editorial work when he joined Nathaniel Parker Willis at the New York Home Journal.
From September 1854 until Willis's death in January 1867, Phillips served as associate editor of the paper. He then became its chief editor and sole proprietor, building a long career in American journalism while also writing books of his own.
Readers now know him best for Abroad and at Home; Practical Hints for Tourists, a late-19th-century travel guide that blends practical instruction with the voice of an experienced observer. He died in 1904, leaving behind work that captures both the habits of journalism and the pleasures of travel in his era.