Charles James Collins
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Charles James Collins (c. 1820 – 31 December 1864) was an English journalist and novelist.
Charles James Collins was a native of Worcester,[1] but was connected with the London press for more than twenty years, having been on the parliamentary staff of The Sun, The Daily Telegraph, and the Evening Standard.[2] He projected and edited the Racing Times, where he wrote under the pen name of "Priam."[1] At one period, he was also an editor of the Comic News.
He married a widow, Phoebe Chopping, on 27 August 1841 at St Luke's Church, Chelsea[3] and their only known child, Edward James Bruges Collins, was born in the second quarter of 1847 at Lambeth.[4]
Collins was becoming increasingly well known for his novels when he died prematurely at his Brixton home on 31 December 1864.[5] He was buried at West Norwood Cemetery on 7 January 1865.[6]
Works
He was the author of Kenilworth, a burlesque, and other dramas of a similar character; and of the following novels:[2]
- The Life and Adventures of Dick Diminy, London [1854], reprinted under the title of Dick Diminy, or the Life and Adventures of a Jockey, London, 1855 [1875]
- Sackville Chase, 3 vols., London, 1863 and 1865
- Matilda the Dane, a Romance of the Affections, London, 1863
- Singed Moths, a City Romance, 3 vols., London, 1864
- The Man in Chains, 3 vols., London, 1864
