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William Andrew Chatto

1799–1864

A lively 19th-century English writer and journalist, he is best remembered for books on printing, illustration, and popular literature. He also wrote under the pen name Stephen Oliver, Jr., bringing a playful, curious spirit to a wide range of subjects.

2 Audiobooks

Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards

Facts and Speculations on the Origin and History of Playing Cards

by William Andrew Chatto

A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical

A Treatise on Wood Engraving, Historical and Practical

by Henry G. (Henry George) Bohn, William Andrew Chatto, John Jackson

About the author

William Andrew Chatto was an English writer born in 1799 and died in 1864. Reference works describe him as a versatile man of letters, and he is often noted for using the pseudonym Stephen Oliver, Junior.

He is especially remembered for his work on the history of illustration and printing. With John Jackson, he produced A Treatise on Wood Engraving, a book that later writers treated as an important text in the field, and he also wrote on wood-engraving for the London News before those essays were published separately.

Chatto's writing ranged beyond technical subjects into literary history and popular culture, which helps explain why he still turns up in discussions of Victorian publishing and illustration. A suitable verified portrait image could not be confirmed from the available sources, so no profile image is included.