▁on ▁board ▁HMS ▁Cond or ▁when ▁its ▁commander ▁Lord ▁Charles ▁Ber es ford ▁attacked ▁Fort ▁Mar ab ut ▁during ▁the ▁Bomb ard ment ▁of ▁Alexand ria . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 0 , ▁Bell ▁was ▁invited ▁by ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁The ▁Times , ▁Arthur ▁F ras er ▁Walter , ▁to ▁help ▁run ▁the ▁finan cially ▁sh ak y ▁paper , ▁considered ▁highly ▁respect ed ▁but ▁st olid ▁and ▁b oring . ▁As ▁man aging ▁director , ▁Bell ▁rev ital ized ▁the ▁title , ▁greatly ▁increasing ▁its ▁staff ▁of ▁foreign ▁correspond ents . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁Bell ▁created ▁Liter ature , ▁a ▁for er un ner ▁of ▁The ▁Times ▁Liter ary ▁Supp lement , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁followed ▁that ▁supp lement ▁or ▁spin - off ▁with ▁The ▁Times ▁Edu c ational ▁Supp lement . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁Bell ▁helped ▁to ▁engineer ▁its ▁sale ▁to ▁Alfred ▁Har ms worth , ▁later ▁Lord ▁North cl iffe . ▁Bell ▁remained ▁with ▁the ▁paper ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁ ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁H erman ▁K og an , ▁who ▁wrote ▁The ▁Great ▁E B : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁the ▁Encyclop ædia ▁Britannica , ▁Bell ' s ▁single ▁most ▁notable ▁accomplish ment ▁was ▁his ▁deal ▁with ▁American ▁Hor ace ▁Ever ett ▁Ho oper ▁to ▁repr int ▁and ▁sell ▁that ▁multi - volume ▁work ▁of ▁reference ▁under ▁the ▁spons or ship ▁of ▁The ▁Times . ▁