Dudley Costello

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Dudley Costello (July 20, 1803 – September 30, 1865) was an English journalist and novelist.

Life

The son of Colonel J. F. Costello, he was born in Ireland. He was educated for the army at Sandhurst, and served for a short time in India, Canada and the West Indies. He quit the army in 1828, and then passed some years in Paris. He was introduced to Baron Cuvier, who employed him as draughtsman in the preparation of his Règne animal.

Costello next occupied himself in copying illuminated manuscripts in the Bibliothèque Royale; and with his sister Louisa Stuart Costello helped the revival of their appreciation. About 1838 he became foreign correspondent to the Morning Herald; in 1846 he became foreign correspondent of the Daily News; and during the last twenty years of his life he held the post of sub-editor of the Examiner.

Works

Costello wrote A Tour through the Valley of the Meuse (1845) and Piedmont and Italy, from the Alps to the Tiber (1859-1861). Among his works of fiction are Stories from a Screen (18 short stories, 1855), The Millionaire (1858), Faint Heart Never Won Fair Lady (1859) and Holidays with Hobgoblins (1860).

References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press

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Name	Costello, Dudley
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Short description	Irish writer
Date of birth	July 20, 1803
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Date of death	September 30, 1865
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