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Henry Canova Vollam ("H. V. ") Morton (26 July 1892–18 June 1979) was a journalist and pioneering travel writer from Birmingham, England, best known for his prolific and popular books on Britain and the Holy Land. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A journalist (also called a newspaperman) is a person who practices Journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events trends Travel literature is Travel writing considered to have value as Literature. Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The Holy Land ( Arabic: الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha; Hebrew: ארץ_הקודש

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Private life

Morton was born at Ashton Under Lyne, Lancashire, the son of Joseph Morton, editor of the Birmingham Mail, and of Margaret Maclain Ewart, a philanthropist. Ashton-under-Lyne (pop 43200 is a Market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Tameside, Greater Manchester, England Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea The Birmingham Mail is a Tabloid Newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham The Black Country He was educated at King Edward's School in Birmingham. King Edward's School (KES ( is an independent Secondary school in Birmingham, England, founded by King Edward VI Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um

He firstly married Dorothy Vaughton (born c. 1886/7) on 14 September 1915; they divorced and he then married Violet Mary Muskett, neé Greig (born c. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year 1900/01), herself a divorcee, on 4 January 1934: she survived him. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In the late 1940s he moved to South Africa, settling near Cape Town and became a South African citizen. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Cape Town (Kaapstad Xhosa: Ikapa) is the second most populous city in South Africa, forming part of the metropolitan municipality of the

Journalism

After leaving school, Morton entered journalism on the staff of his father's competitor, the Birmingham Gazette and Express. After two years, he became its assistant editor in 1912. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting He then moved to London, becoming sub-editor of the London-based national newspaper the Daily Mail from 1913-1914. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year In 1913 he became editor of Empire Magazine (London). Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Empire is a British Film Magazine published Monthly by Bauer Consumer Media.

He served in the Warwickshire Yeomanry during World War I. The Warwickshire Yeomanry was a Yeomanry Regiment of the British Army first raised in 1794 which served as a Cavalry and dismounted Infantry World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war, he returned to journalism, first on the (London) Evening Standard (from 1919), and then on the Daily Express from 1921. The London Evening Standard is an English Tabloid regional local newspaper published and sold in London and surrounding areas of southeast Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Daily Express is a conservative Middle-market British Tabloid Newspaper. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar His columns on London life in the Daily Express became very popular. In 1923 he achieved world-wide fame for his reports on the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun in Egypt. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. From 1931 - 1942, he was "special writer" at the Daily Herald. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Daily Herald was a British Newspaper, published in London from 1912 to 1964 (although it was weekly during the First World War

Travel writing

Morton's first book, The Heart of London, appeared in 1925, and was a development of his popular Daily Express columns. In 1926, as motoring was becoming established in the UK, he set off to drive around England in a bull-nosed Morris, an early mass-produced motor-car. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located His account of these travels and of the England of the 1920s was published in 1927 as In Search of England, a best-seller that established him as one of the leading travel-writers of the age. A number of similar books dealing with different regions of the UK followed.

Even greater acclaim greeted Morton's first foreign travel book, In the Steps of the Master (1934), which sold over half a million copies. The Master was Jesus, and the book an account of Morton's travels in the Holy Land. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) The Holy Land ( Arabic: الأرض المقدسة al-Arḍ ul-Muqaddasah;Ancient Aramaic: ארעא קדישא Ar'a Qaddisha; Hebrew: ארץ_הקודש This was soon followed by In the Steps of St. Paul (1936), which presents a picture of Ataturk's Turkey. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk (19 May 1881 &ndash 10 November 1938 was an army officer revolutionary Statesman Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches This was followed by Through Lands of the Bible (1938) in which he visits Egypt, Palestine, Syria and Iraq, and gives a marvellous picture of this now vanished scene. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Palestine is a name which has been widely used since Roman times to refer to the region between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. Extracts from all three books were combined and published as Middle East during World War II for the servicemen stationed there. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

After the war, Morton turned his attention to South Africa, publishing In Search of South Africa in 1948. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa In the late 1950s and early 1960s he wrote a number of books dealing with Italy. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest A Traveller in Italy deals with North Italy.

Honours

He became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL). The Royal Society of Literature is the "senior literary organisation in Britain " Greece made him a Commander of the Order of the Phoenix in 1937 and he was awarded the Italian Cavaliere, Order of Merit in 1965. Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Order of the Phoenix ( Greek Τάγμα του Φοίνικος) is an Order of Greece, established on May 13, 1926 Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Order of Merit is a British and Commonwealth Order bestowed by the Monarch. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar.

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