Renowned British writer, critic, and scholar Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), also popularly known as "Q" has gained lot of popularity during his literary career. He was educated at Trinity College, Oxford, and Newton Abbot Proprietary College after being born in Cornwall, England. At the University of Cambridge, Quiller-Couch was a professor of English literature whose eloquent instruction and perceptive literary analysis had a lasting impression. He was a prolific writer who published volumes on literary criticism, such as "Studies in Literature" and "On the Art of Writing," in addition to contributing to literary periodicals. Quiller-Couch was a well-known editor who oversaw publications like the Oxford Book of English Verse and the Oxford Book of Ballads, which were essential in maintaining and spreading the popularity of traditional ballads and poetry. In addition to editing, he published short tales and novels under the pen name "Q." "Dead Man's Rock" and "The Mayor of Troy" are two notable pieces. He was regarded as a respected figure in both scholarly and popular literary circles because of his enormous impact on literature and education in the late 19th and early 20th century.
