William Arthur Deacon Explained

William Arthur Deacon (6 April 1890 — 5 August 1977) was a Canadian literary critic and editor.

Biography

Deacon was in Pembroke, Ontario on 6 April 1890.

He studied in Winnipeg, Manitoba to be a lawyer, but eventually became a book review editor, and "aimed to become the first full-time book reviewer in Canada".^[1] He worked for the Winnipeg Free Press (1921), Saturday Night (1922–28), The Mail and Empire (1928–36) and The Globe and Mail (1936–61). He died on 5 August 1977 in Toronto.^[2]

Selected works

• Pens and Pirates (1923)
• Poteen and Other Essays (1926)
• The Four Jameses (1927)
• My vision of Canada (1933)

Notes and References

1. Book: Rubio, Mary Henley. Lucy Maud Montgomery: The Gift of Wings. 18 February 2011. Doubleday Canada. 978-0-385-67481-2. 353–.
2. Web site: William Arthur Deacon. thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. 9 January 2015.