Walter M. (Walter Matthew) Gallichan

Born in St Helier, Jersey, in 1861, Walter M. Gallichan became a British writer and journalist whose career stretched across several different kinds of nonfiction. Sources agree that he later lived in Reading, built his reputation in journalism, and was among the early staff members of the Daily Mail.

Gallichan wrote widely and accessibly for general readers. Surviving bibliographies and online editions show a body of work that includes travel books such as The Story of Seville and Old Continental Towns, fishing titles including The Trout Waters of England and Where Trout Abound, and books on marriage, sexuality, and social questions. He also wrote under the pseudonym Geoffrey Mortimer.

That range gives a good sense of his appeal: he was the kind of Edwardian author who could move from place writing to practical hobbies to subjects that were more controversial in their day. He died in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, on November 27, 1946.