William Black (novelist)

William Black ( born November 13, 1841 in Glasgow, † December 10, 1898 ) was a Scottish writer.

Black occupied his youth especially with botany and painting. He should become a painter, but he then turned to writing to.

Black was very well read; have significantly influenced him Heinrich Heine, Alfred de Musset, William Thackeray and George Sand. In addition, he was an admirer of Marcus Aurelius.

He first wrote newspaper articles, including a series of texts in the style of Christopher North, which appeared in the Weekly Citizen. Thus began his career as a journalist. In 1864 he moved to London in 1866, he worked as a correspondent for the Morning Star. Later he became editor of the London Review, then editor of the Daily News until 1875 he decided to live as a freelance writer.

Already in 1864 he had published a book, but that he had pulped later, in 1868 he had published the story Love or Marriage; it also followed in 1868 In Silk Attire, 1871 A Daughter of Heth, 1872 The Strange Adventures of a Phaeton, 1873 Kilmeny and Princess of Thule, 1875 The Maid of Killeena and Three Feathers, 1876 Lady Silverdale 's Sweetheart and Other Stories, later followed by Madcap Violet, Green Pastures and Piccadilly, Macleod of Dare, Sunrise, Shandon Bells, Yolande, The New Prince Fortunatus and Judith Shakespeare.

A Daughter of Heth was the first successful book Blacks. Princess of Thule was later based on Lyman Frank Baum's The Maid of Arran.

1878 came Blacks band Goldsmith series English Men of Letters out.

Monument

At Black recalls a lighthouse at the eastern end of the Isle of Mull.

Others

From 1879 until his death lived William Black in Brighton. In 1865 he married for the first time; his wife died the following year and the substance that results from this union son Martin in 1871. His second wife, Eva Simpson, he married in 1874.