Joseph Ashby-Sterry

Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836 or 1838 – 1 June 1917)[1] was an English poet, novelist and journalist born in London. He contributed to Punch.

English author Joseph Ashby-Sterry in about 1880

Life

Ashby-Sterry was born in London, as the only son of Henry Sterry of Sydenham Hill. His works include Boudoir Ballads, a collection of poetry. He did not marry. He died on 1 June 1917, leaving £12,039.[1][2]

Journalism

Ashby-Sterry was a contributor to the British magazine Punch. He also wrote the "Bystander" column in a British weekly paper, The Graphic, for 18 years.[3]

Select bibliography
  • Katharine and Petruchio, or, The Shaming of the True. London, S. Rivers, 1870
  • The Shuttlecock Papers : a book for an idle hour. London, Tinsley Bros., 1873
  • Tiny Travels. London, Tinsley, 1874
  • Boudoir Ballads. London, Chatto and Windus, 1876
  • The Wooden Midshipman. London, 1881
  • A Snailway Guide to Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells, R. Clements, 1884
  • The Lazy Minstrel. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1886
  • Cucumber Chronicles; a book to be taken in slices. London, Sampson Low & Co., 1887
  • Charles Dickens in Southwark. London, 1888
  • Nutshell Novels. London, Hutchinson & Co., 1891
  • A Naughty Girl; a story of 1893. London, Bliss, Sands & Foster, 1893
  • A Tale of the Thames, etc. London, Bliss Sands, 1896
  • The Bystander; or Leaves for the Lazy. London, Sands & Co., 1901
  • The River Rhymer. London, W.J. Ham-Smith, 1913

References
  1. Oxford Index Retrieved 24 June 2018. Archived 24 June 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Journalist leaves £12,039". Daily Mirror. 3 August 1917. Retrieved 21 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. Morouzi (2016), p. 72.

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