literary executor

I sealed these carefully up, and began to bethink me whom I should appoint my literary executor.

To him was entrusted the part of literary executor—it had been The Dreamer's own request.

Barras left memoirs in a rough state to be drawn up by his literary executor, M. Rousselin de St Albin.

Southey, who had defended Bell in the Quarterly, undertook to be Bell's biographer and literary executor.

I am Mr. Rickman's oldest and most intimate friend, and he has done me the honour to make me his literary executor.