Henry B. Wheatley
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Henry Benjamin Wheatley FSA
(1838-1917) was a British author
, editor
, and indexer. Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Arts
, 1879-1909. President of the Samuel Pepys Club, 1903-1910. Vice-President of the Bibliographical Society
, 1908-1910, and President 1911-1913.
Society of Antiquaries of London
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(1838-1917) was a British author
Author
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, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
, and indexer. Assistant Secretary, Royal Society of Arts
Royal Society of Arts
The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. The name Royal Society of Arts is frequently used for brevity...
, 1879-1909. President of the Samuel Pepys Club, 1903-1910. Vice-President of the Bibliographical Society
Bibliographical Society
Founded in 1892, the Bibliographical Society is the senior learned society dealing with the study of the book and its history, based in London, England....
, 1908-1910, and President 1911-1913.
Works
- The Bibliographer. 1884.
- How to Form a Library. 1887.
- Literary Blunders
- Mediæval Towns: London
- The Story of London
- London Past and Present
- What is an Index? 1878.
- How to Make an Index. 1902.
- Editor, Books in Chains by William Blades (includes Wheatley's introduction and brief bio of Blades, whom he knew). 1892
- Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived In. 1889