Joseph Ashby-Sterry

English author Joseph Ashby-Sterry in about 1880Joseph Ashby-Sterry (1836 or 1838 – 1 June 1917) was an English poet, novelist and journalist born in London. He contributed to Punch.

Life Ashby-Sterry was born in London, as the only son of Henry Sterry of Sydenham Hill. His works include Boudoir Ballads, a collection of poetry. He did not marry. He died on 1 June 1917, leaving £12,039.

Journalism Ashby-Sterry was a contributor to the British magazine Punch. He also wrote the "Bystander" column in a British weekly paper, The Graphic, for 18 years.

Select bibliography Katharine and Petruchio, or, The Shaming of the True. London, S. Rivers, 1870 The Shuttlecock Papers. A book for an idle hour. London, Tinsley Bros., 1873 Tiny Travels. London, Tinsley, 1874 Boudoir Ballads. London, Chatto and Windus, 1876 The Wooden Midshipman. London, 1881 A Snailway Guide to Tunbridge Wells. Tunbridge Wells, R. Clements, 1884 The Lazy Minstrel. London, T. Fisher Unwin, 1886 Cucumber Chronicles; a book to be taken in slices. London, Sampson Low & Co., 1887 Charles Dickens in Southwark. London, 1888 Nutshell Novels. London, Hutchinson & Co., 1891 A Naughty Girl; a story of 1893. London, Bliss, Sands & Foster, 1893 A Tale of the Thames, etc. London, Bliss Sands, 1896 The Bystander; or Leaves for the Lazy. London, Sands & Co., 1901 The River Rhymer. London, W.J. Ham-Smith, 1913