John Latey
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John Latey was a British journalist and writer.
Latey was a son of John Lash Latey (1808-1891), editor of the Illustrated London News
from 1858 to 1890. He himself wrote parliamentary sketches for the ILN under the pseudonym 'The Silent Member'. He also wrote novels and translated Dumas
and Paul Féval
. Latey joined the Penny Illustrated Paper
when it was started by William Ingram
in 1861, and was the paper's art and literary paper until 1901. He co-edited the Boys Illustrated Newspaper with Captain Mayne Reid from 1881 to 1882, and was editor of The Sketch
from 1899 to 1902.
Latey was a son of John Lash Latey (1808-1891), editor of the Illustrated London News
Illustrated London News
The Illustrated London News was the world's first illustrated weekly newspaper; the first issue appeared on Saturday 14 May 1842. It was published weekly until 1971 and then increasingly less frequently until publication ceased in 2003.-History:...
from 1858 to 1890. He himself wrote parliamentary sketches for the ILN under the pseudonym 'The Silent Member'. He also wrote novels and translated Dumas
Alexandre Dumas, père
Alexandre Dumas, , born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie was a French writer, best known for his historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world...
and Paul Féval
Paul Féval, père
Paul Henri Corentin Féval, père was a French novelist and dramatist.He was the author of popular swashbuckler novels such as Le Loup Blanc and the perennial best-seller Le Bossu...
. Latey joined the Penny Illustrated Paper
Penny Illustrated Paper
The Penny Illustrated Paper was a cheap illustrated weekly newspaper, which ran from 1861 to 1913.Illustrated weekly newspapers had been pioneered by the Illustrated London News : its imitators included the Pictorial Times , and - after the 1855 repeal of the Stamp Act - the Illustrated Times...
when it was started by William Ingram
Sir William Ingram, 1st Baronet
Sir William James Ingram, 1st Baronet was Managing Director of The Illustrated London News and a Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons in three periods between 1878 and 1895....
in 1861, and was the paper's art and literary paper until 1901. He co-edited the Boys Illustrated Newspaper with Captain Mayne Reid from 1881 to 1882, and was editor of The Sketch
The Sketch
The Sketch was a British illustrated newspaper weekly, which focused on high society and the aristocracy. It ran for 2,989 issues between February 1, 1893 and June 17, 1959. It was published by the Illustrated London News Company and was primarily a society magazine with regular features on royalty...
from 1899 to 1902.
Works
- The Rose of Hastings
- Life of General Gordon
- Mohicans of Paris (transl. of Dumas), 1875.
- The River of Life: a London story, 1886
- The Three Red Knights (transl. of Paul Féval's Le Fils du diable), 1882