14 Facts About Frank Leslie

Frank Leslie was an English-born American engraver, illustrator, and publisher of family periodicals.

Frank Leslie was educated in Ipswich and he then trained for commerce in London.

Frank Leslie took note of the tools that were used and the manner of using them and acquired the necessary tools to do the work himself.

Frank Leslie contributed sketches to the Illustrated London News, signing them as Frank Leslie to insure his anonymity.

Frank Leslie made himself an expert and inventor in his new work.

Frank Leslie was first married in England, and had three sons with his first wife, Harry, Alfred and Scipio.

Frank Leslie legally changed his name to Frank Leslie in 1857.

Frank Leslie discovered he could accelerate the engraving process significantly by dividing a drawing into many small blocks and distributing the work among many engravers.

The New York Journal soon followed, with Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, The Boy's and Girl's Weekly, The Budget of Fun, and many others.

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, which included news as well as fiction, survived until 1922.

Frank Leslie was commissioner to the Paris Exhibition of 1867 and received a prize there for his artistic services.

Miriam Frank Leslie wrote her book From Gotham to the Golden Gate telling the story of this trip.

Frank Leslie accepted his last illustration in January 1880 and died the same month, the debts amounted to $300,000, and his will was contested.

Frank Leslie was a notable feminist and author in her own right.