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William Alexander Clouston (1843 – 23 October 1896) was a 19th century British folklorist.

A Supplement to Alliborne's Dictionary (1891, pp. 349-350) 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 given particular 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




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