Charles Farrar Browne

Charles Farrar Browne, an American humorous writer, best known under his nom de plume of Artemus Ward, was born at Waterford, Maine in 1834. He began life as a compositor and occasional contributor to the daily and weekly journals. In 1858 he published in the Cleveland Plaindealer the first of the"Artemus Ward" seres, which in a collected form achieved great popularity both in America and England. In 1860 he became editor of Vanity Fair, a humorous New York weekly, which proved a failure. About the same time he began to appear as a lecturer, and by his droll and eccentric humour attracted large audiences.

In 1866 he visted England, where he became exceedingly popular both as a lecturer and as a contributor to Punch. In the spring of the following year his health gave way and he died of consumption (Tuberculosis) at Southampton on the 6th March 1867.

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