T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

Born in Leeds in 1865, Thomas William Hodgson Crosland was a British author, poet, and journalist who wrote under the name T. W. H. Crosland. He worked in London literary journalism and contributed to periodicals including The Outlook, The Academy, and the Penny Illustrated Paper, building a reputation as a forceful and often provocative critic.

Crosland published poetry as well as prose, with books such as The Absent-Minded Mule, The Finer Spirit, Sonnets, and later collected poems. He also wrote essays, memoir-like reflections, and social commentary, and he was closely connected with the literary and cultural quarrels of his time.

His life was marked by strong opinions and public disputes, which made him a noticeable figure in the world of early twentieth-century letters. He died in 1924, leaving behind work that reflects both the wit and the abrasiveness that made him memorable to contemporaries.