who came into contact with his kindly personality, at the vicarage, Lenton, on 12 December 1889. He was buried in the churchyard of St Nicholas' Church, Stretton, which he had laid out during his incumbency there. Family In December 1858 he married Harriet Amelia, youngest daughter of Samuel Hancocks of Wolverley, Worcester. He left two sons, the artist Cuthbert Bradley and the Rev. Henry Waldron Bradley. Another son, William Hancocks Bradley, died in 1874, aged 12. Works Commencing with Bentley's in 1846, Bradley (as E. B. or 'Cuthbert Bede') contributed to a great number of papers and periodicals, including Punch (1847–55), All the Year Round, Illustrated London Magazine (1853–55), The Field, St. James's and The Gentleman's magazines, Leisure Hour, Quiver, Notes and Queries (1852–1886), The Boy's Own Paper, London Figaro and the Illustrated London News, for which paper he conducted a double acrostic column, commencing 30 August 1856. He claimed to have reintroduced the double acrostic into England. He wrote under the name of 'Cuthbert Bede, BA' a few novels and tales, Fairy Fables (1858), Glencraggan (1861), Fotheringhay (1885), etc. His most popular book was The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, on the experiences of an Oxford undergraduate. There was a sequel, Little Mr Bouncer and his friend Verdant Green. Tales of College Life (often bound with it), introduces the character of Mr Affable Canary. The celebrated illustrations to the Verdant Green books were the work of the author. Bibliography (3 parts, 1853-7)Little Mr Bouncer and his friend, Verdant GreenTales of College Life.Fairy Fables (1858).Glencraggan (1861).Photographic Pleasures'' (1855). References Attribution Sources Author and Bookinfo.com External links Photographic Pleasures at Glasgow University library 1827 births 1889 deaths People from Kidderminster 19th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of University College, Durham English male novelists 19th-century English novelists 19th-century English male writers Burials in Rutland