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Walter Jerrold

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Liverpool , England, The United Kingdom

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Walter Copeland Jerrold (May 03 1865-October 27 1929) was an English writer, biographer, and newspaper editor.

Jerrold was born in Liverpool but spent most of his life in London, where he followed a literary career. Starting work as a clerk in a newspaper counting-house, he went on to become deputy editor of The Observer. He edited many classic texts for the newly founded Everyman’s Library, he wrote biographies, he produced stories for children under the name of Walter Copeland.

"Tradition in the nursery has acted as a severe editor." He had five daughters (m. Clara Armstrong Bridgman 1895), and one, Ianthe Jerrold (1898–1977) wrote fiction.

Biographies (Lamb 1905),
Children's books (Big Book of Fables 1987),
Classic texts for Everyman's Li ...more

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	The Big Book of Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold (Editor), Charles Henry Robinson (Illustrator) 3.81 avg rating — 118 ratings — published 1903 — 39 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mother Goose's Nursery Rhymes by Walter Jerrold, Charles Robinson (Illustrator) 3.82 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1903 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hampton Court 3.30 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1912 — 45 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Big Book of Fables by Walter Jerrold (Editor), Charles Robinson (Illustrator), Jane Harvey (Letterer) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1912 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Charles Lamb 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1905 — 64 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Michael Faraday: Man of Science 3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1891 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Through London's highways by Walter Jerrold, E.W. Haslehust (Illustrator) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Highways and Byways in Kent by Walter Jerrold, Hugh Thomson (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — 52 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In London's By-ways by Walter Jerrold, E.W. Haslehust (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1925 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The True Annals of Fairyland: The Reign of King Oberon 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Tradition in the nursery has acted as a severe editor.”
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