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Q. K. Philander Doesticks
1831–1875
Best known for the pen name Q. K. Philander Doesticks, this lively 19th-century American humorist mixed satire, journalism, and social commentary in work that once reached a wide newspaper audience. Behind the comic persona was Mortimer Neal Thomson, a writer remembered for his sharp wit and energetic voice.
5 Audiobooks
Doesticks: What He Says
by Q. K. Philander Doesticks
What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation? Great Auction Sale of Slaves, at Savannah, Georgia, March 2d & 3d, 1859
by Q. K. Philander Doesticks
The Witches of New York
by Q. K. Philander Doesticks
Nothing to Say A Slight Slap at Mobocratic Snobbery, Which Has 'Nothing to Do' with 'Nothing to Wear'
by Q. K. Philander Doesticks
The History and Records of the Elephant Club
by Edward F. (Edward Fitch) Underhill, Q. K. Philander Doesticks
About the author
Mortimer Neal Thomson (September 2, 1831–June 25, 1875) was an American journalist and humorist who wrote under the pseudonym Q. K. Philander Doesticks, P.B. He was born in Riga, New York, grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and became known for comic essays, sketches, and newspaper writing.
He joined the staff of the New York Tribune in the 1850s, where his verse and prose brought him broad attention. His writing blended humor with commentary on public life, and he also published books and gave lectures, building a reputation as a popular literary entertainer of his day.
Although the extravagant name “Q. K. Philander Doesticks” became famous, the writer behind it had a relatively short life. He died in New York in 1875, but his pseudonym remains one of the more memorable comic bylines in 19th-century American literature.