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William Canton (27 October 1845 – 2 May 1926) was a British poet, journalist and writer, now best known for his contributions to children's literature. These include his series of three books, beginning with ''The Invisible Playmate'', written for his daughter Winifred Vida (1891-1901). In his lifetime he was known for his use of recent archeological evidence of prehistory in his poetry. ==Life== He was born at Chusan in China to a Catholic family of civil servants. His childhood was spent mostly in Jamaica. He studied for the priesthood at Douai and later in Paris, but eventually abandoned the presthood as a vocation to become a teacher and writer. He later left the Roman Catholic Church to become a protestant. He worked as a journalist in London and Glasgow, where he became editor of the ''Glasgow Weekly Herald'' and later a leader-writer for the ''Glasgow Herald''.〔Guy Canton, ''The Poems of William Canton'', Harrap, 1927, pp. 5-8〕 In 1891 Canton moved to London, where he worked for the religious book and magazine publisher W. Isbister, later being appointed as editor of the ''Sunday Review'' and the ''Sunday Magazine'' . He also contributed articles and poems to ''Good Words''.〔 In 1901 Canton's daughter Winifred died suddenly at the age of 10. He resigned from Isbister and took up the offer to write the official history of the Bible Society, which he hoped would comfort him. The nine volume history took five years to complete.〔 He also published literature about Winifred: ''The Invisible Playmate'', recollections of his daughter, ''W.V.: Her Book'' and ''Rhymes About a Little Woman''. Canton completed his history in 1910, after which he devoted himself to children's literature and historical works, including ''The Bible and the Anglo-Saxon People'' (1914) ''The Bible Story'' (1915).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Canton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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