James Payn | |
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 James Payn, by W. & D. Downey, carbon print on card mount, 1890. | |
| Born | 28 February 1830 near Maidenhead, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 25 March 1898 (aged 68) Maida Vale, London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Spouse | Louisa Adelaide Edlin |
"The Heir of the Ages"
Payn as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8 September 1888
Payn as caricatured by Ape (Carlo Pellegrini) in Vanity Fair, 8 September 1888
James Payn (/peɪn/; 28 February 1830 – 25 March 1898) was an English novelist and editor.[1] Among the periodicals he edited were Chambers's Journal in Edinburgh and the Cornhill Magazine in London.
- ^ Wilman, George (1882), "James Payn", Sketches of living celebrities, London: Griffith and Farran, pp. 77–80