Charles Whibley
Charles Whibley | |
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Charles Whibley, English writer and journalist | |
| Born | 9 December 1859 Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
| Died | 4 March 1930 (aged 70) Hyères, France |
| Occupation(s) | Writer and journalist |
| Spouse(s) | Ethel Birnie Philip (1896–1920) Philippa Raleigh (1927–1930) |
| Parent(s) | Ambrose Whibley and Mary Jean Davy |
Charles Whibley (9 December 1859 – 4 March 1930) was an English literary journalist and author. In literature and the arts, his views were progressive. He supported James Abbott McNeill Whistler (they had married sisters). He also recommended T. S. Eliot to Geoffrey Faber, which resulted in Eliot's being appointed as an editor at Faber and Gwyer. Eliot's essay Charles Whibley (1931) was contained within his Selected Essays, 1917-1932. Whibley's style was described by Matthew as "often acerbic high Tory commentary".