(1879-1929) He wrote and edited, also as Walter Copeland for children. From a theatrical family, he rose to deputy editor of The Observer newspaper, spending most of his life in London. "Tradition in the nursery has acted as a severe editor." Of five daughters (m. Clara Armstrong Bridgman 1895), Ianthe Jerrold (1898–1977) wrote fiction. Biographies (Lamb 1905), Children's books (Big Book of Fables 1987), Classic texts for Everyman's Library, Travel books for Blackie & Son "Beautiful England" series (Hampton Court 1916)
