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Sir William Maxwell
1860–1928
A war correspondent, soldier, and civil servant, he turned firsthand experience into vivid writing about imperial tours and military campaigns. His work captures the energy of late Victorian and Edwardian public life from someone who was often close to the action.
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From the Yalu to Port Arthur
by Sir William Maxwell
About the author
Born in 1860, he built a varied career as a British journalist, soldier, writer, and later civil servant. He is best remembered as a war correspondent for the London Standard, reporting on the Anglo-Egyptian campaign at Omdurman and later on the Second Boer War, including the Siege of Ladysmith.
His writing drew on direct experience. Among his known books are With the "Ophir" Round the Empire (1902), an account of the royal tour of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and From Yalu to Port Arthur (1906), which reflects his interest in major conflicts of the period.
He was later honored with a KBE and died on December 23, 1928. Today, he stands out as a writer whose career linked journalism, military service, and public service in the years when the British Empire was at its height.