Arthur Quiller-Couch

Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (21 November 1863 - 12 May 1944) was a British writer who often published under the pen name of Q. A novelist and poet who was also a Professor of English, he helped to form the literary tastes of generations of literary students and scholars who came after him. He is primarily remembered for the monumental Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250-1900 (later extended to 1918), and for his literary criticism.