Methuen was born as Algernon Methuen Marshall Stedman in London, the third son of John Buck Stedman, FRCS, and Jane Elizabeth née Marshall. He was educated at Berkhamsted School and then Wadham College, Oxford, from which he graduated with an MA.
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After graduating from Oxford, Methuen entered teaching, and rose to become head of High Croft Preparatory School at Milford in Surrey from 1890 to 1895.[1] While teaching he began, as a sideline, writing a number of school textbooks under the nom-de-plume A. W. S. Methuen, of which his series on French, Greek and Latin were best known. Among his works were books on gardening and current affairs. In June 1889, Methuen began to publish and market his own textbooks under the label Methuen & Co. (later Methuen Publishing Ltd.). Two months later he formally adopted Methuen as his surname.[1] His first success at publishing came in 1892 with the publication of Rudyard Kipling's Barrack-Room Ballads. He later published works by Hilaire Belloc, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Oscar Wilde.
algernon, methuen, wiltshire, barons, baron, methuen, algernon, marshall, stedman, methuen, baronet, february, 1856, september, 1924, english, publisher, teacher, classics, french, best, known, founding, publishing, company, methuen, 1910, contents, background. For the Wiltshire barons see Baron Methuen Sir Algernon Marshall Stedman Methuen Baronet ˈ ae l dʒ er n e n ˈ m ɛ 8 j u e n 23 February 1856 20 September 1924 was an English publisher and a teacher of Classics and French He is best known for founding the publishing company Methuen amp Co Algernon Methuen c 1910 Contents 1 Background and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 Further readingBackground and education editMethuen was born as Algernon Methuen Marshall Stedman in London the third son of John Buck Stedman FRCS and Jane Elizabeth nee Marshall He was educated at Berkhamsted School and then Wadham College Oxford from which he graduated with an MA Career editAfter graduating from Oxford Methuen entered teaching and rose to become head of High Croft Preparatory School at Milford in Surrey from 1890 to 1895 1 While teaching he began as a sideline writing a number of school textbooks under the nom de plume A W S Methuen of which his series on French Greek and Latin were best known Among his works were books on gardening and current affairs In June 1889 Methuen began to publish and market his own textbooks under the label Methuen amp Co later Methuen Publishing Ltd Two months later he formally adopted Methuen as his surname 1 His first success at publishing came in 1892 with the publication of Rudyard Kipling s Barrack Room Ballads He later published works by Hilaire Belloc Robert Louis Stevenson and Oscar Wilde Methuen was an outspoken critic of the Boer War He stood for Parliament as the Liberal party candidate for the seat of Guildford in the General Election of January 1910 The seat was a safe Conservative seat and he was unsuccessful 1 In 1916 he was created a baronet of Haslemere in Surrey 2 and he later published his own memoir 3 4 5 6 7 Personal life editMethuen married Emily Caroline Bedford in 1884 He died in September 1924 aged 68 when the baronetcy became extinct References edit a b c Obituary of Sir Algernon Methuen The Times Monday 22 September 1924 page 18 Issue 43763 Extinct and Dormant United Kingdom Baronetcies Cracroft s Peerage Archived from the original on 23 September 2015 Retrieved 13 August 2015 1 Cambridge University Janus Cambridge Encyclopedia Vol 68 2 Archived 2005 03 05 at the Wayback MachineSir Algernon Methuen Baronet A Memoir London Methuen amp Co 1925 3 The Hilltop Writers A Victorian Colony among the Surrey Hills 4 The Henry W and Albert A Berg Collection of English and American Literature New York Public LibraryFurther reading editMaureen Duffy A Thousand Capricious Chances A History the Methuen List 1889 1989 London Methuen 1989 ISBN 978 0413573506 Algernon Methuen Sir Algernon Methuen Baronet A Memoir London Methuen amp Co 1925 Iain Stevenson Book Makers British Publishing in the Twentieth Century London The British Library 2010 ISBN 978 0 7123 0961 5 Baronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Haslemere 1916 1924 Extinct Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Algernon Methuen amp oldid 1162524479, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
