Wb rands biography

David Rands has kindly shared with readers of the Victorian Web his site about the life and works of W. B. Rands, the prolific writer of children's literature and originator of The Boy's Own Paper.

Readers may wish to consult this site for more information about this little-known figure who had an immense influence upon Victorian children.

Wb rands biography wikipedia

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William Brighty Rands. [Click on image for larger picture]

Rands, William Brighty , "the laureate of the nursery," writing under the pseudonyms of Henry Holbeach and Matthew Browne, son of a small shopkeeper, was born in Keppel Street, Chelsea, on 24 Dec.

He received a very limited education, and derived much of what he knew from a habit of reading at the second-hand bookstalls. He had a varied career, was for some years in a warehouse, then on the stage, and then a clerk in an attorney's office.

Having taught himself stenography, he in May entered the employment of Messrs. Gurney & Co., and was soon appointed a reporter in the committee