ARTHUR LOCKER - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 09/23/1886 - HFSID 73037

ARTHUR LOCKER
The British magazine editor writes letter to colleague, signs name in black ink
Autograph letter signed: "Arthur Locker" in black ink. 3 pages integral leaf, 3½x4½ folded. London, England. September 23, 1886. In full: "Dear Kilton, Excuse delay I replying to your letter. I feel sure the [Min Kettons] would not have been refused your admittance, they particularly said they would be pleased to see any one from the Graphic: they were probably away from home as they usually go abroad or elsewhere at this season. No doubt if you apply to my brother, he will tell you what he can about Dickens. You can of course, mention my name...Yours faithfully". Arthur Locker (1828-1893) was a novelist and journalist, best known for his work as editor of the Graphic. After beginning his career in a mercantile office at Liverpool, Locker emigrated to Australia where he turned to journalism and writing of plays and fiction. He returned to Great Britain in 1861, where he immediately began contributing to newspapers and magazines, earning a permanent position in 1863 at the Times, and moving up to his Graphic position in 1870. His published writings include Sweet Seventeen (1866), On a Coral Reef (1869), Stephen Scudamore the Younger (1871) and The Village Surgeon (1874). Locker was the elder brother of London Lyrics (1857) author, Frederick Locker-Lampson. Normal mailing folds. Bottom edge frayed and slightly torn. Toned. Light surface creases. Otherwise, fine condition.