author
William Davy Watson
1811–1888
A Victorian novelist, journalist, and barrister whose fiction often blends domestic drama with a strong sense of place. Best known for Trevethlan: A Cornish Story, he wrote with an eye for both social tension and atmosphere.
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Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 2 (of 3)
by William Davy Watson
Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 1 (of 3)
by William Davy Watson
Trevethlan: A Cornish Story. Volume 3 (of 3)
by William Davy Watson
About the author
Born in Kidderminster in 1811, William Davy Watson was educated at Hazelwood near Birmingham, at University College London, and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he took his B.A. in 1835 and his M.A. in 1837. He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1837, giving him a legal career alongside his literary work.
Watson is remembered as a British barrister, novelist, poet, journalist, and newspaper editor. Sources also describe him as an active journalist who edited the Edinburgh Courant and served as London correspondent for the Manchester Guardian, suggesting a career that moved easily between law, letters, and public commentary.
His best-known work is Trevethlan: A Cornish Story, and records from the period also connect him with novels including Trevor, a Tale for the Times and Netley Hall; or, The Wife's Sister. He died in London in 1888.