Zangwill, Israel

littérateur, born in London, of Jewish parents in poor circumstances; prac tically self-taught; studied at London University, where he took his degree with triple honours; became a teacher, then a journalist; has written novels, e ays, and poems; among his works the "Bachelor's Club," "Old Maid's Club," "Children of the Ghetto," "Dreams of the Ghetto," "The Master," "Without Prejudice," .; b . 1854.