Richard Barham Middleton
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Richard Barham Middleton (28 October 1882 – 1 December 1911) was a British poet, who is remembered mostly for his short stories, in particular The Ghost Ship.
After education at Cranbrook School, Kent
, he worked in London for the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation bank, as a clerk, from 1901 to 1907. Unhappy in this, he affected a Bohemian life at night; he is mentioned, in disguised terms, in Arthur Ransome
's Bohemia in London. He committed suicide in Brussels
. His reputation was kept alive by Edgar Jepson
and Arthur Machen
, and then later by John Gawsworth
. His stories have appeared in many anthologies.
An encounter with the young Raymond Chandler
is said to have influenced the latter into postponing his career as writer.
After education at Cranbrook School, Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, he worked in London for the Royal Exchange Assurance Corporation bank, as a clerk, from 1901 to 1907. Unhappy in this, he affected a Bohemian life at night; he is mentioned, in disguised terms, in Arthur Ransome
Arthur Ransome
Arthur Michell Ransome was an English author and journalist, best known for writing the Swallows and Amazons series of children's books. These tell of school-holiday adventures of children, mostly in the Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Many of the books involve sailing; other common subjects...
's Bohemia in London. He committed suicide in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
. His reputation was kept alive by Edgar Jepson
Edgar Jepson
Edgar Alfred Jepson was an English writer, principally of mainstream adventure and detective fiction, but also of some supernatural and fantasy stories that are better remembered. He used a pseudonym R...
and Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen
Arthur Machen was a Welsh author and mystic of the 1890s and early 20th century. He is best known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction. His novella The Great God Pan has garnered a reputation as a classic of horror...
, and then later by John Gawsworth
John Gawsworth
John Gawsworth , a pseudonym of Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong , was a British writer, poet and compiler of anthologies, both of poetry and of short stories. He also used the pseudonym Orpheus Scrannel...
. His stories have appeared in many anthologies.
An encounter with the young Raymond Chandler
Raymond Chandler
Raymond Thornton Chandler was an American novelist and screenwriter.In 1932, at age forty-five, Raymond Chandler decided to become a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive during the Depression. His first short story, "Blackmailers Don't Shoot", was published in...
is said to have influenced the latter into postponing his career as writer.
Works
- Poems and Songs (1912)
- Poems and Songs Second Series (1912)
- The Day Before Yesterday (1912) essays
- The Ghost Ship: And Other Stories (1912)
- Monologues (1913)
- Queen Melanie And the Woodboy (1931) novel
- The Pantomime Man (1933) stories
- Richard Middleton (1937, Richards Press) poems
External links
- "On The Brighton Road" Creative Commons Audio Book.