Name Frederick Kitton | Role Author | |
Died 1904, St Albans, United Kingdom Books Dickens and his illustrators, The minor writings of Charles, The novels of Charles Dickens, The Life Of Charles Dickens, Dickens and His Illustrator | ||
Frederick George Kitton (5 May 1856 – 10 September 1904) was an artist, wood-engraver, and author, known for his illustrating and editing of the works of Charles Dickens.
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Life
Born at Norwich, Frederick George Kitton went at age seventeen to London as an apprentice and was trained as a draughtsman and engraver on wood by W. L. Thomas, the managing director of The Graphic. Kitton contributed to several journals of art, such as The Art Journal and The Magazine of Art, and in 1882 began literary work. He illustrated, edited or wrote several books, most of which were related to the work of Charles Dickens. He annotated the 1900 'Rochester' edition of Dickens's work.
As one of the founders of the Dickens Fellowship, Kitton compiled the catalogue of their 1903 exhibition. His Dickensian library was purchased by the Fellowship and donated to the Guildhall Library. While living at St. Albans (1888-1904), Kitton helped the Hertfordshire County Museum acquire and catalog the Sir John Evans collection.