George R. Sims (1847–1922)
Author of Living London : its work and its play : its humour and its pathos : its sights and its scenes : Edited by G. R. Sims [3 volume set]
About the Author
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Series
Works by George R. Sims
Living London : its work and its play : its humour and its pathos : its sights and its scenes : Edited by G. R. Sims [3 volume set] (2015) — Editor, Contributor — 11 copies
The Dagonet Reciter (The Dagonet Ballads, The Ballads of Babylon, The Lifeboat and Other Poems) (1909) 6 copies
Prepare to shed them now. The ballads of George R. Sims. Selected and introduced by Arthur Calder-Marshall. [With illustrations.] (1968) 3 copies
Living London, Vol. III: Its Work and Its Play, Its Humour and Its Pathos, Its Sights and Its Scenes (1903) — Editor, Contributor — 3 copies
Living London, Vol. I: Its Work and Its Play, Its Humour and Its Pathos, Its Sights and Its Scenes (1902) — Editor, Contributor — 2 copies
Living London, Vol. II: Its Work and Its Play, Its Humour and Its Pathos, Its Sights and Its Scenes (1902) — Editor, Contributor — 2 copies
Living London - Part 13 1 copy
Zeph and Other Stories 1 copy
Tinkletop's crime, &c 1 copy
The case of George Candlemas 1 copy
Tales of today 1 copy
A bunch of primroses 1 copy
Nellie's Prayer 1 copy
Dagonet Ditties 1 copy
Dagonet Abroad 1 copy
The Theatre of Life 1 copy
Associated Works
The Penguin Book of Victorian Women in Crime: Forgotten Cops and Private Eyes from the Time of Sherlock Holmes (2011) — Contributor — 218 copies, 3 reviews
Detection by Gaslight: 14 Victorian Detective Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) (1997) — Contributor — 197 copies, 3 reviews
The Dead Witness: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Detective Stories (2011) — Contributor — 164 copies, 5 reviews
The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: A Collection of Victorian Detective Tales (2008) — Contributor — 140 copies, 1 review
Into Unknown England, 1866-1913: Selections from the Social Explorers (1976) — Contributor — 24 copies
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Sims, George R.
- Legal name
- Sims, George Robert
- Other names
- Sims, G. R.
- Birthdate
- 1847-09-02
- Date of death
- 1922-09-04
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Hanwell Military College
University of Bonn - Occupations
- journalist
poet
dramatist
novelist
bon vivant - Organizations
- Eccentric Club
- Cause of death
- liver cancer
- Nationality
- England
- Birthplace
- Kennington, London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Place of death
- Regent's Park, London, Middlesex, England, UK
- Burial location
- Golders Green Crematorium and Mausoleum, Golders Green, London, England, UK (ashes distributed on grounds)
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
Members
Reviews
It wasn't terrible but I wouldn't recommend it either. It's not funny so just goes to show how humour changes over time - although Jane Austen is still funny so maybe it's just not funny!.
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Statistics
- Works
- 35
- Also by
- 16
- Members
- 103
- Popularity
- #185,854
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 28
- Languages
- 3


