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Charles James Collins

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Charles James Collins (c. 1820 – 31 December 1864) was an English journalist and novelist.

Life

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Charles James Collins was a native of Worcester,[1] but was connected with the London press for more than twenty years, having been on the parliamentary staff of The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, and the Evening Standard.[2] He projected and edited the Racing Times, where he wrote under the pen name of "Priam."[1] At one period, he was also an editor of the Comic News.

He married a widow, Phoebe Chopping, on 27 August 1841 at St Luke's Church, Chelsea[3] and their only known child, Edward James Bruges Collins, was born in the second quarter of 1847 at Lambeth.[4]

Collins was becoming increasingly well known for his novels when he died prematurely at his Brixton home on 31 December 1864.[5] He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery on 7 January 1865.[6]

Works

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He was the author of Kenilworth, a burlesque, and other dramas of a similar character; and of the following novels:[2]

  • The Life and Adventures of Dick Diminy, London [1854], reprinted under the title of Dick Diminy, or the Life and Adventures of a Jockey, London, 1855 [1875]
  • Sackville Chase, 3 vols., London, 1863 and 1865
  • Matilda the Dane, a Romance of the Affections, London, 1863
  • Singed Moths, a City Romance, 3 vols., London, 1864
  • The Man in Chains, 3 vols., London, 1864

References

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  1. ^ a b "Our Van" Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes March 1865, p.270, accessed 25 June 2020
  2. ^ a b The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ... Edw. Cave, 1736-[1868]. 1865.
  3. ^ "London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754–1932" for Charles James Hamilton and Phoebe Chopping, London Metropolitan Archives, via Ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 June 2020 (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Index Entry", ONS via freeBMD, accessed 22 June 2020
  5. ^ "England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1966" for Charles James Hamilton, Principal Probate Registry, via Ancestry.co.uk, accessed 25 June 2020 (subscription required)
  6. ^ "London, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813–2003" for Charles James Hamilton, London Metropolitan Archives, via Ancestry.co.uk, accessed 26 June 2020 (subscription required)

Further reading

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