William Black
William Black (born November 13, 1841 in Glasgow , † December 10, 1898 in Brighton , East Sussex ) was a Scottish writer.
Black was mainly interested in botany and painting in his youth . He was supposed to be a painter, but then turned to writing.
Black was very well read; Heinrich Heine , Alfred de Musset , William Thackeray and George Sand had a major influence on him . He was also an admirer of Marcus Aurelius .
He initially wrote newspaper articles, including a number of Christopher North- style texts that appeared in Weekly Citizen . This started his career as a journalist. In 1864 he moved to London , in 1866 he worked as a correspondent for the Morning Star . He later became editor of the London Review , then co-editor of the Daily News until he decided in 1875 to become a freelance writer.
He had already published a book in 1864, which he later crushed, in 1868 he had published the story Love or Marriage ; It also followed in 1868 In Silk Attire , 1871 A Daughter of Heth , 1872 The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton , 1873 Kilmeny and Princess of Thule , 1875 The Maid of Killeena and Three Feathers , 1876 Lady Silverdale's Sweetheart and Other Stories , and later Madcap Violet , Green Pastures and Piccadilly , Macleod of Dare , Sunrise , Shandon Bells , Yolande , The New Prince Fortunatus and Judith Shakespeare .
A Daughter of Heth was Black's first successful book. Princess of Thule later became the basis of Lyman Frank Baum's The Maid of Arran .
In 1878 Black's volume Goldsmith came out in the English Men of Letters series .
monument
Black is reminiscent of a lighthouse at the eastern end of the Isle of Mull .
Others
William Black lived in Brighton from 1879 until his death . In 1865 he married for the first time; his wife died the following year and the resulting son Martin died in 1871. He married his second wife, Eva Simpson, in 1874.
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| SURNAME | Black, William |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Scottish writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1898 |
| Place of death | Brighton |