Christopher Morley

Christopher Morley (1890–1957) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist, and poet. He was born in Haverford, Pennsylvania, and became one of the most popular literary figures of his time. Morley studied at Haverford College and later attended New College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar. He began his career as a journalist and became a prolific writer, contributing essays, columns, and reviews to newspapers and magazines. Morley is best remembered for his novels Parnassus on Wheels (1917) and its sequel The Haunted Bookshop (1919), both of which celebrate the joys of books and bookselling. His novel Kitty Foyle (1939) was a bestseller and was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. Morley was also a founding editor of the Saturday Review of Literature and a member of the Baker Street Irregulars, a literary society devoted to the study of Sherlock Holmes. He lived much of his later life in Roslyn Estates, New York, where he was active in the local literary community. Morley’s work is admired for its wit, charm, and deep affection for literature and the written word.

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