William Archer (23 September 1856 - 27 December 1924) was a Scottish critic and writer.He was born in Perth, the son of Thomas Archer. He spent large parts of his boyhood in Norway where he became acquainted with the works of Henrik Ibsen, and was later educated at the University of Edinburgh, where he received the degree of M.A. in 1876.Archer became a leader-writer on the Edinburgh Evening News in 1875, and after a year in Australia returned to...
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