Arthur Quiller-Couch Arthur Quiller-Couch Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (; 21 November 186312 May 1944) was a Cornish writer who published using the pseudonym Q. Although a prolific novelist, he is remembered mainly for the monumental publication "The Oxford Book Of English Verse 1250–1900" (later extended to 1918) and for his literary criticism. He influenced many who never met him, including American writer Helene Hanff, author of "84, Charing Cross Road" and its sequel, "Q's Legacy". His "Oxford Book of English Verse" was a favourite of John Mortimer fictional character Horace Rumpole. Arthur Quiller-Couch was born in the town of Bodmin, Cornwall, by
Bevil Quiller-Couch Southern Cemetery, in Germany. Although he died after the end of the war, his name is still recorded on the war memorial at Fowey Church. A book by Charlotte Pullein-Thompson called "The Tears of War" was published in 2000 by Cavalier Books. It was a compilation of Quiller-Couch's love-letters sent to his fiancée and poems she sent to him. In 2002, BBC Radio 4 presented a dramatised version of "The Tears of War" as the afternoon play for Armistice Day. The part of Quiller-Couch was played by the actor James Purefoy. Bevil Quiller-Couch Major Bevil Quiller-Couch MC was a decorated