Charles Hamilton Aidé

Charles Hamilton Aide (sometimes written as Aidé or Aïdé; 4 November 1826 – 13 December 1906) was "for many years a conspicuous figure in London literary society, a writer of novels, songs and dramas of considerable merit and popularity, and a skillful amateur artist". In particular, Aide was "known for such widely anthologized lyrics as 'Love, the Pilgrim', 'Lost and Found' and 'George Lee.

Biography Aide was born in Paris, France. His father, a Greek exile, of good character, until 1853, attaining the rank of captain. He was an acquaintance to English novelist Elizabeth Gaskell. In a 1858 letter to publisher George Smith, she described him as such:

He died in London, leaving his papers to Morton Fullerton.

Legacy His entry in the Dictionary of National Biography sets forth that Aide was:

Aide left his papers to American author Morton Fullerton, then a correspondent for The Times in their Paris office, with open-ended instructions "to manipulate, to publish, or to burn as you think fit". His estate was sworn at £43,000 gross. His remaining literary copyrights were bequeathed to Lady Stanley.

Works

Rita: An Autobiography (1858) Confidences (1859) Carr of Carrlyon (1862) Mr. and Mrs. Faulconbridge (1864) The Marstons (1868) In That State of Life (1871) Morals and Mysteries (1872) Penruddocke (1873) A Nine Days' Wonder: A Novelette (1875) Poet and Peer (1880) Introduced to Society (1884) Passages in the Life of a Lady, 1814-1815-1816 (1887) The Cliff Mystery (1888) A Voyage of Discovery: A Novel of American Society (1892) Elizabeth's Pretenders (1895) Jane Treachel (1899) The Snares of the World (1901) Dr Bill, three-act farce adapted from the French Le Docteur Jo-Jo of Albert Carré