T. S. Arthur (1809–1885)

[Timothy Shay].  American author, born near Newburgh, NY, in 1809. About 1835 he became editor of the Baltimore Athenæum, and in 1852, removing to Philadelphia, he founded Arthur’s Home Magazine, of which he was editor until his death. He published over 100 volumes, of which more than one half were reprinted in England and they obtained a notable success everywhere. Among his numerous works are Lights and Shadows of Real Life; Tales for Rich and Poor; Library for the Household; Ten Nights in a Bar-Room; and Steps to Heaven. He died in Philadelphia on the 6th of March 1885.