Hedley Vicars Storey

Bookseller and author Hedley Vicars Storey was born in 1870 in Northamptonshire, England. His father admired Captain Hedley Vicars, who fought at Sebastopol, and named his son after the soldier. Storey married in Islington in 1898. In 1908 Storey along with Cottrell Stephen Frederic Horser (born in 1866) began selling books at 33 High Street Oxford in the shop previously run by James Thornton. Storey left the business at 33 High Street in 1912, which from then on was run by Cottrell Horser alone. Storey moved to London to continue working as a bookseller. Storey died in 1929.

Hedley Vicars Storey

Bookseller and author Hedley Vicars Storey was born in 1870 in Northamptonshire, England. His father admired Captain Hedley Vicars, who fought at Sebastopol, and named his son after the soldier. Storey married in Islington in 1898. In 1908 Storey along with Cottrell Stephen Frederic Horser (born in 1866) began selling books at 33 High Street Oxford in the shop previously run by James Thornton. Storey left the business at 33 High Street in 1912, which from then on was run by Cottrell Horser alone. Storey moved to London to continue working as a bookseller. Storey died in 1929.