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Timothy Shay Arthur (1809–1885)
Arthur, Timothy Shay. An American author; born at Newburg, NY, in 1809; died at Philadelphia, March 6, 1885. In 1852 he founded Arthur’s Home Magazine. He was a voluminous writer of tales of domestic life. His most popular work was the famous ‘Ten Nights in a Bar-Room.’ Among his other publications were: ‘Tales for Rich and Poor’; ‘Tales of Married Life’; ‘Lights and Shadows.’