Thomas Bailey Aldrich

[Yusra Raheel]

Thomas Bailey Aldrich born in November 11, 1836 – March 19, 1907. He was an American writer, poet, critic, and editor. He is notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic Monthly, during which he published writers including Charles W. Chesnutt. He was also known for his semi-autobiographical book The Story of a Bad Boy, which established the "bad boy's book" subgenre in nineteenth-century American literature, and for his poetry, which included "The Unguarded Gates".
Aldrich abandoned college preparations after his father's death in 1849. At age 16 in 1852, he entered his uncle's New York business office and became a constant contributor to the newspapers and magazines.
He died on March 19, 1907 at the age of 70 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.