ARTHUR WILLIAM A BECKETT
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An English dramatist; born at Hammersmith, Oct. 25, 1844. Son of the following, and since 1891 editor of the London Sunday Times; he has written several comedies, including "About Town" and "Long Ago". His "Papers from Pump-handle Court" were a feature in Punch, whose staff he joined in 1874.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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