William Alexander Clouston

William Alexander Clouston (1843 — 23 October 1896) was a 19th century British folklorist. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2386/is_3_115/ai_n8586207 "William Alexander Clouston , folklorist: introduction and bibliography"] , "Folklore", December 2004, by Gareth Whittaker]

"A Supplement to Alliborne's Dictionary" (1891, pp. 349-350), as quoted in , gives the following biographical information:

b. 1843, at Stromness, Orkney Islands, of an old Norse family, in early life was engaged in commercial pursuits in Glasgow and London, but relinquished these to engage in journalism and literature; he edited several Scotch provincial newspapers, 1871-79, and is a writer for the "Glasgow Herald", "Evening Times", &c. He has givenparticular attention to Oriental fiction and folklore, and contributed to Sir R. F. Burton's "Supplemental Arabian Nights" analogues and variants of some of the tales in vols. I-III.

Books by W.A. Clouston

* Arabian Poetry for English Readers
* Flowers from a Persian Garden and Other Papers
* Book of Wise Sayings: Selected Largely from Eastern Sources
* The Book of Noodles : Stories Of Simpletons; Or, Fools And Their Follies

References