T s arthur biography

His parents, William and Anna Shay Arthur, were deeply religious. They moved to Baltimore, MD in Having been a very poor student, and suffering from an eye aliment which was to plague him for much of his life, his chosen career may be surprising. Having worked for three years as a clerk in a Baltimore countinghouse, he moved briefly to Louisville, KY, but after a few weeks returned to Baltimore.

In this same year, he married Eliza Alden, the daughter of a very prominent family, and a descendant of John and Priscilla Alden. On October 8,he founded the Baltimore Literary Monumentfor which he was the publisher, and he served again as editor along with his old friend John McJilton. Andy Lovell. Aunt Mary's Suggestion. A Visit with the Doctor.

Both to Blame. Coffee vs. Common People. Don't Mention It. Dressed for a Party. Following the Fashions. Going to the Springs; or, Vulgar People. Good-Hearted People. Hadn't Time for Trouble. ByArthur's father, who was a miller, had relocated to BaltimoreMarylandwhere Arthur briefly attended local schools. At age fourteen, Arthur apprenticed to a tailor, but poor eyesight and a general lack of aptitude for physical labor led him to seek other work.

He then found employment with a wholesale merchandiser and later as an agent for an investment concern, a job that took him briefly to Louisville, Kentucky. Otherwise, he lived as a young adult in Baltimore. Smitten by literature, Arthur devoted as much time as he could to reading and fledgling attempts to write. Byhe had begun to appear in local literary magazines.

That year he contributed poems under his own name and pseudonyms to a gift book called The Amethyst. Also during this time he participated in an informal literary coterie called the Seven Stars the name was drawn from that of the tavern in which they metwhose members also included Edgar Allan Poe. The s saw Arthur mount a number of efforts to become a professional author and publisher.

All failed, but collectively they gave Arthur numerous chances to hone his craft.

T s arthur biography

In he co-published The Baltimore Booka gift book that included a short tale contributed by Poe called "Slope. In he wrote a series of newspaper articles on the Washingtonian Temperance Societya local organization formed by working-class artisans and mechanics to counter the life-ruining effects of drink. The articles were widely reprinted and helped fuel the establishment of Washingtonian groups across the country.

Six Nights went through many editions and helped establish Arthur in the public eye as an author associated with the temperance movement. Detroit: Bruccoli, Timothy Shay Titles by this author. Strong drink : the curse and the cure. Advice to young men on their duties and conduct in life. Dublin Core XML.