author
Stephen Coleridge
1854–1936
Remembered as a lively man of letters with a strong reforming streak, this English author also trained as a barrister and became a prominent campaigner against cruelty. He helped found the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and wrote across memoir, criticism, and social debate.
2 Audiobooks
The Glory of English Prose Letters to My Grandson
by Stephen Coleridge
Great Testimony against scientific cruelty
by Stephen Coleridge
About the author
Born in London on 31 May 1854, Stephen William Buchanan Coleridge came from a distinguished family and built a varied public life of his own. He was an English author and barrister, but he was also deeply involved in public causes, especially campaigns against vivisection and efforts to protect children.
Coleridge is often remembered for the energy he brought to reform movements. He was one of the co-founders of the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and his work as a speaker and writer gave him a visible role in late Victorian and early 20th-century debates about ethics, law, and social responsibility.
Alongside that activism, he published books that ranged from memoir and literary reflection to broader cultural commentary. He died on 10 April 1936, leaving behind a career that mixed literature, advocacy, and public argument in a way that still makes him an interesting figure today.