Fred Whishaw

Frederick James Whishaw was a Russianborn British novelist, historian, poet and musician. A popular author of childrens fiction at the turn of the 20th century, he published over forty volumes of his work between 1884 and 1914.

Frederick James Whishaw was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, to Englishborn parents, Bernard Whishaw of Cheltenham and Isabel Maria Cattley, onMarch 1854 he was one of eight children. His family had been in Russia since the 18th century. Eight weeks after his birth, his parents moved the family back to Great Britain and settled in Paignton, Devon where Whishaw would spend much of his childhood. He was educated at Leamington College and then at Uppingham where became an accomplished sportsman and tenor. He was also popular among his classmates for the food hampers he often received from Russia.

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