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George Augustus Sala was an English author and journalist who contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and 'The Daily Telegraph' for many years. He began his career writing articles for Charles Dicken's 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' and subsequently William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Cornhill' magazine. He became most well known for his articles in 'The Daily Telegraph' which in turn helped to make the newspaper popular. Sala founded the Savage (gentlemen's) Club in London which still exists today. He built up a collection of 13000 books during his life but following financial loss in 1895 he was forced to sell them all.
George Augustus Sala was an English author and journalist who contributed to the 'Illustrated London News' and 'The Daily Telegraph' for many years. He began his career writing articles for Charles Dicken's 'Household Words' and 'All the Year Round' and subsequently William Makepeace Thackeray's 'Cornhill' magazine. He became most well known for his articles in 'The Daily Telegraph' which in turn helped to make the newspaper popular. Sala founded the Savage (gentlemen's) Club in London which still exists today. He built up a collection of 13000 books during his life but following financial loss in 1895 he was forced to sell them all.
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| Name: | George Augustus Sala |
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| Also known as: | G. A. S. |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | English |
| Date of birth: | 1828 |
| Date of death: | 1895 |
| Roles: | Journalist; Novelist |
| Linked correspondent: | Charles Dickens (link opens in new window); William Makepeace Thackeray (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP168 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London. By Walery published by Sampson Low & Co carbon print published February 1891 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
