Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Poet, novelist, and music critic. Alternative signature: W. J. Henderson. Born in Newark, New Jersey. Educated at Princeton. Began his career in journalism, eventually becoming the music critic for The New York Times and later The New York Sun. Lectured on music history at the New York College of Music and was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters in 1914. Publications include The Art of the Singers (1906), The Soul of a Tenor (1912), and Early History of Singing (1921). Biographical information: Wellesley Index; Wikipedia (10 December 2024). (BGL, NM)