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Dana, Richard Henry, Jr.
(1815-1882) Miscellaneous writer, s. of the above, ed. at Harvard, but on his eyesight giving way s...
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Horne, Richard Henry or Hengist
(1803-1884) Eccentric poet, was b. in London, and ed. at Sandhurst for the East India Company Servi...
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Stoddard, Richard Henry
(1825-1903) Poet, b. at Hingham, Mass., worked in a foundry, and afterwards in New York Custom Hous...
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Bannatyne, Richard
(d. 1605) Secretary to John Knox, compiled Memorials of Transactions in Scotland from 1569 to 1573....
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Barnfield, Richard
(1574-1627) Poet, e.s. of Richard B., gentleman, was b. at Norbury, Shropshire, and ed. at Oxford. ...
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Baxter, Richard
(1615-1691) Divine scholar and controversialist, was b. of poor, but genteel, parents at Rowton in ...
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Bentley, Richard
(1662-1742) Theologian, scholar, and critic, b. in Yorkshire of humble parentage, went at the age o...
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Braithwaite, or Brathwaite, Richard
(1588-1673) Poet, b. near Kendal, and ed. at Oxf., is believed to have served with the Royalist arm...
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Brome, Richard
(d. 1652?) Dramatist, the servant and friend of Ben Jonson, produced upwards of 20 plays, some in c...
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Carew, Richard
(1555-1620) Translator and antiquary, a county gentleman of Cornwall, ed. at Oxf., made a translati...
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Corbet, Richard
(1582-1635) Poet, s. of a gardener, was ed. at Westminster School and Oxf., and entered the Church,...
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Crashaw, Richard
(1613?-1649) Poet, s. of William C., a Puritan divine, was b. in London, and ed. at Charterhouse an...
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Cumberland, Richard
(1732-1811) Novelist and dramatist, ed. at Westminster and Camb., entered the diplomatic service, a...
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Edwards, Richard
(1523?-1566) Poet, was at Oxf., and went to Court, where he was made a Gentleman of the Chapel Roya...
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Farmer, Richard
(1735-1797) Shakespearian scholar, b. at Leicester, and ed. at Camb., where he ultimately became Ma...
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Flecknoe, Richard
(d. 1678) Poet, said to have been an Irish priest. He wrote several plays, now forgotten, also misc...
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Ford, Richard
(1796-1858) Writer on art and travel, ed. at Winchester and Camb., and travelled for several years ...
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Garnett, Richard
(1835-1906) Biographer and writer on literature, s. of Richard G., an assistant keeper of Printed B...
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Gifford, Richard
(1725-1807) Poet, was ed. at Oxford and took orders. He was the author of a poem, Contemplation. He...
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Glover, Richard
(1712-1785) Poet and dramatist, was a London merchant, and M.P. for Weymouth. A scholarly man with ...
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Gough, Richard
(1735-1809) Antiquary, was b. in London, and studied at Camb. For many years he made journeys over ...
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Grafton, Richard
(d. 1572) Printer and chronicler, printed various ed. of the Bible and Prayer-book; also the Procla...
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Hakluyt, Richard
(1553?-1616) Collector of voyages, belonged to a good Herefordshire family of Dutch descent, was b....
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Hooker, Richard
(1554?-1600) Theologian, b. near Exeter, of a family the original name of which was Vowell. His abi...
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Houghton, Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Lord
(1809-1885) Poet, s. of Robert (known as "single-speech") M., b. in London, and ed. privately and a...
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Hurd, Richard
(1720-1808) Divine, and miscellaneous writer, b. at Congreve, Staffordshire, was ed. at Camb., and ...
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Jefferies, Richard
(1848-1887) Naturalist and novelist, s. of a farmer, was b. at Swindon, Wilts. He began his literar...
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Knolles, Richard
(1550?-1610) Historian, b. at Coldashby, Northamptonshire, and ed. at Oxf., pub. in 1603 The Histor...
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Lovelace, Richard
(1618-1658) Poet, b. at Woolwich, s. of Sir William L., was ed. at Oxf., where he is described by A...
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Porson, Richard
(1759-1808) Scholar, s. of the parish clerk of E. Ruston, Norfolk, was distinguished from childhood...
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Price, Richard
(1723-1791) Writer on morals, politics, and economics, s. of a dissenting minister, was b. at Tynto...
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Rolle, Richard
(1290?-1349) Hermit and poet, b. at Thornton, Yorkshire, was at Oxf. Impressed by the uncertainty a...
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Savage, Richard
(1697?-1743) Poet, was probably of humble birth, but claimed to be the illegitimate s. of the Count...
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Sibbes, Richard
(1577-1635) Divine, was at Camb., where he held various academic posts, of which he was deprived by...
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Stanyhurst, Richard
(1547-1618) Translator, was at Oxf., and studied law at Furnivall's Inn and Lincoln's Inn. He colla...
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Whateley, Richard
(1787-1863) Theologian and economist, s. of the Rev. Dr. Joseph W., b. in London, and ed. at a scho...
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Bagot, Richard
(b. 1860) Novelist. A Roman Mystery (1899), Casting of Nets (1901), Donna Diana (1903), Temptation ...
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Lodge, Richard
LL.D., etc. (b. 1855) Historian. Students' Modern Europe, Richelieu (Foreign Statesmen Series), Th...
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Whiteing, Richard
(b. 1840) Novelist, etc. The Democracy (1876), No. 5 John Street (1899), The Yellow Van (1903), Rin...
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Alford, Henry
(1810-1871) Theologian, scholar, poet, and miscellaneous writer, s. of a clergyman, was b. in Londo...
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Bolingbroke, Henry St. John, 1st Viscount
(1678-1751) Statesman and philosopher, s. of Sir Henry St. J., b. at Battersea, and ed. at Eton and...
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Brooke, Henry
(1703-1783) Novelist and dramatist, b. in Ireland, s. of a clergyman, studied law, but embraced lit...
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Carey, Henry
(d. 1743) Dramatist and song-writer, was believed to be an illegitimate s. of George Savile, Marqui...
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Chettle, Henry
(1565-1607?) Dramatist. Very little is known of him. He ed. R. Greene's Groat's-worth of Wit (1592)...
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Cockburn, Henry
(1779-1854) Scottish judge and biographer, b. (probably) and ed. in Edin., became a distinguished m...
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Cockton, Henry
(1807-1852) Novelist, b. in London, is only remembered as an author for his novel of Valentine Vox ...
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Constable, Henry
(1562-1613) Poet, s. of Sir Robert C., ed. at Camb., but becoming a Roman Catholic, went to Paris, ...
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Drummond, Henry
(1851-1897) Theological and scientific writer, b. at Stirling, and ed. at Edin., he studied for the...
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Fawcett, Henry
(1833-1884) Statesman and economist, b. at Salisbury, and ed. at Camb., where he became Fellow of T...
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Fielding, Henry
(1707-1754) Novelist, was b. at Sharpham Park, near Glastonbury. His father was General Edmund F., ...
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Glapthorne, Henry
(fl. 1640) Dramatist, had a high reputation among his contemporaries, though now almost forgotten. ...
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Hallam, Henry
(1777-1859) Historian, s. of a Dean of Wells, was b. at Windsor, and ed. at Eton and Oxf. He was ca...
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Harland, Henry
(1861-1905) Novelist, b. of American parentage at St. Petersburg, and ed. at Rome. Thereafter he we...
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Henry VIII
(1491-1547) Besides writing songs including The Kings Ballad, was a learned controversialist, and c...
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Henry, Matthew
(1662-1714) Commentator, s. of Philip H., a learned Nonconformist divine, was b. in Flintshire. He ...
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Henry, Robert
(1718-1790) Historian, b. at St. Ninians, Stirlingshire, entered the Church of Scotland, becoming o...
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King, Henry
(1592-1669) Poet, s. of a Bishop of London, was ed. at Westminster School and Oxf. He entered the C...
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Kingsley, Henry
(1830-1876) Novelist, brother of the above, ed. at King's Coll., London, and Oxf., which he left wi...
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Mackenzie, Henry
(1745-1831) Novelist and miscellaneous writer, s. of a physician in Edin., where he was b. and ed. ...
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More, Henry
(1614-1687) Philosopher, b. at Grantham, and ed. at Camb., took orders, but declined all preferment...
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Morley, Henry
(1822-1894) Writer on English literature, s. of an apothecary, was b. in London, ed. at a Moravian ...
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Reed, Henry
(1808-1854) Critic, was Prof. of English Literature in the Univ. of Pennsylvania. He d. in a shipwr...
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Reeve, Henry
(1813-1895) Editor, etc., s. of a physician, was on the staff of the Times, the foreign policy of w...
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Rogers, Henry
(1806-1877) Critic and theologian, was a minister of the Congregationalist Church, and ultimately P...
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Timrod, Henry
(1829-1867) Poet, b. at Charleston, S. Carolina, of German descent, was ruined by the Civil War, an...
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Vaughan, Henry
(1622-1695) Poet, b. in the parish of Llansaintffraed, Brecknock, and as a native of the land of th...
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James, Henry
(b. 1843) American novelist and critic. A Passionate Pilgrim (1875), The American (1877), The Europ...
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Baker, Sir Richard
(1568-1645) Historian and religious writer, studied law, was knighted in 1603, and was High Sheriff...
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Barham, Richard Harris
(1788-1845) Novelist and humorous poet, s. of a country gentleman, was b. at Canterbury, ed. at St....
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Blackmore, Sir Richard
(c. 1650, d. 1729) Poet, one of the Court Physicians to William III. and Anne, wrote several very l...
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Blackmore, Richard Doddridge
(1825-1900) Novelist and poet, b. at Longworth, Berks, ed. at Tiverton School and Oxf., practised f...
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Bury, Richard de
(1281-1345) S. of Sir Richard Aungerville, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, studied at Oxf., and was a Bened...
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Church, Richard William
(1815-1890) Divine, historian, and biographer, was b. at Lisbon, and ed. at Oxf., where he became a...
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Dixon, Richard Watson
(1833-1900) Historian and poet, s. of Dr. James D., a well-known Wesleyan minister and historian of...
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Fanshawe, Sir Richard
(1608-1666) Diplomatist, translator, and poet, b. at Ware Park, Herts, and ed. at Camb., travelled ...
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Gilder, Richard Watson
(1844-1909) Poet, b. at Borderstown, New Jersey, was successively a lawyer, a soldier, and a journa...
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Green, John Richard
(1837-1883) Historian, was the s. of a tradesman in Oxf., where he was ed., first at Magdalen Coll....
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Hutton, Richard Holt
(1826-1897) Essayist and miscellaneous writer, was brought up as a Unitarian, and for some time was...
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Maitland, Sir Richard
(1496-1586) Poet, f. of M. of Lethington, Sec. of State to Mary Queen of Scots. In his later years ...
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley
(1751-1816) Dramatist and orator, b. in Dublin, the s. of an actor, was ed. at Harrow. In 1772 he e...
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Steele, Sir Richard
(1672-1729) Essayist and dramatist, s. of a Dublin attorney, who d. when his s. was 5 years old, wa...
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Stockton, Francis Richard
(1834-1902) B. at Philadelphia, was an engraver and journalist. He became well known as a writer of...
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Trench, Richard Chenevix
(1807-1886) Poet and theologian, b. in Dublin, and ed. at Harrow and Camb., took orders, and after ...
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White, Richard Grant
(1822-1885) Shakespearian scholar, b. in New York State, was long Chief of the Revenue Marine Burea...
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Davis, Richard Harding
(b. 1864) American novelist, etc. Soldiers of Fortune, The Princess Aline, In the Fog, Captain Mack...
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Le Gallienne, Richard
(b. 1866) Novelist and poet. Volumes in Folio (1888), The Religion of a Literary Man (1893), Quest ...
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Beecher, Henry Ward
(1813-1887) Orator and divine, s. of Lyman B. and bro. of Harriet Beecher Stowe, was one of the mos...
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Bell, Henry Glassford
(1805-1874) Poet and historian, was a member of the Scottish Bar, and became Sheriff of Lanarkshire...
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Boker, George Henry
(1823-90) Poet, was in the American Diplomatic Service. Among his dramas, generally tragedies, are ...
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Buckle, Henry Thomas
(1821-1862) Historical writer, s. of a wealthy shipowner in London, was b. at Lee in Kent. Though n...
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Byron, Henry James
(1834-1884) Dramatist, b. at Manchester, entered the Middle Temple, but soon took to writing for th...
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Cary, Henry Francis
(1772-1844) Translator, was b. at Gibraltar, and ed. at Oxf., where he was distinguished for his cl...
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Clinton, Henry Fynes
(1781-1852) Chronologist, b. at Gamston, Notts, ed. at Southwell, Westminster, and Oxf., where he d...
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Henry of Huntingdon
(1084-1155) Historian, was Archdeacon of Huntingdon from 1109. His Historia Anglorum (History of th...
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Huxley, Thomas Henry
(1825-1895) Scientific writer, s. of an assistant master in a public school, was b. at Ealing. From...
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Ireland, William Henry
(1777-1835) Forger of Shakespeare manuscripts, s. of an antiquarian bookseller in London. He claime...
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Kames, Henry Home, Lord
(1696-1782) Miscellaneous writer, s. of Geo. H., of Kames, Berwickshire, was admitted an advocate i...
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Knight, Henry Gally
(1786-1846) A country gentleman of Yorkshire, ed. at Eton and Camb., was the author of several Orie...
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Lewes, George Henry
(1817-1878) Philosopher and miscellaneous writer, b. in London, and ed. at Greenwich, and in Jersey...
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Liddell, Henry George
(1811-1898) Historian, etc. Ed. at Charterhouse and Christ Church, Oxf., of which in 1855 he became...
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Liddon, Henry Parry
(1829-1890) Divine, s. of a captain in the navy, was b. at North Stoneham, Hants, and ed. at King's...
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Lister, Thomas Henry
(1800-1842) Novelist, ed. at Westminster and Camb., was latterly the first Registrar-General for En...
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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
(1807-1882) Poet, was b. at Portland, Maine, the s. of Stephen L., a lawyer. From childhood he care...
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Lyte, Henry Francis
(1793-1847) Hymn-writer, b. at Ednam, near Kelso, of an ancient Somersetshire family, and ed. at Tr...
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Manning, Henry Edward
(1808-1892) Cardinal and theologian. B. at Totteridge, Herts, and ed. at Harrow and Oxf., where he ...
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Mansel, Henry Longueville
(1820-1871) Metaphysician, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Cosgrave, Northamptonshire, and ed. at Merc...
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Milman, Henry Hart
(1791-1868) Poet and historian, s. of Sir Francis M., a distinguished physician, ed. at Eton and Ox...
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Newman, John Henry
(1801-1890) Theologian, s. of a London banker, and brother of the above, was ed. at Ealing and Trin...
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Pearson, Charles Henry
(1830-1894) B. at Islington, ed. at Rugby and King's Coll., London, at the latter he became Prof. o...
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Pye, Henry James
(1745-1813) A country gentleman of Berkshire, who pub. Poems on Various Subjects and Alfred, an Epi...
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Robinson, Henry Crabb
(1775-1867) Diarist, b. at Bury St. Edmunds, was articled to an attorney in Colchester. Between 180...
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Savile, Sir Henry
(1549-1622) Scholar, ed. at Oxf., where he lectured on mathematics. He was afterwards Warden of Mer...
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Shaw, Henry Wheeler ("Josh Billings")
(1818-1885) Humorist, b. in Massachusetts. After working on steam-boats and farming, he became an a...
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Shorthouse, Joseph Henry
(1834-1903) Novelist, b. at Birmingham, where he was a chemical manufacturer. Originally a Quaker, ...
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Spelman, Sir Henry
(1564?-1641) Historian and antiquary, b. at Congham, Norfolk, studied at Camb., and entered Lincoln...
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Stanhope, Philip Henry, 5th Earl Stanhope
(1805-1875) Historian, was b. at Walmer, and ed. at Oxf. He sat in the House of Commons for Wootton...
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Surrey, Henry Howard, Earl of
(1517?-1547) Poet, s. of Thomas H., 3rd Duke of Norfolk, was ed. by John Clerke, a learned and trav...
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Taylor, Sir Henry
(1800-1886) Dramatist, s. of a gentleman farmer in the county of Durham. After being at sea for som...
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Thoreau, Henry David
(1817-1862) Essayist, poet, and naturalist, was b. at Concord, Massachusetts. His f., of French ext...
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Tuckerman, Henry Theodore
(1813-1871) Essayist, etc., b. in Boston, Mass. He was a sympathetic and delicate critic, with a gr...
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Underwood, Francis Henry
(1825-1894) Critic and biographer, b. in Massachusetts, was American Consul at Glasgow and Leith. H...
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White, Henry Kirke
(1785-1806) Poet, s. of a butcher at Nottingham. At first assisting his f., next a stocking weaver,...
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Wotton, Sir Henry
(1568-1639) Diplomatist and poet, s. of a Kentish gentleman, was b. at Boughton Park, near Maidston...
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Beeching, Rev. Henry Charles
D.Litt. (b. 1859) Miscellaneous writer. In a Garden and other Poems (1895), Pages from a Private D...
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Bell, Henry Thomas Mackenzie
(b. 1856) Poet and critic. Spring's Immortality and other Poems, Christina Rossetti, Pictures of Tr...
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Bullen, Arthur Henry
(b. 1857) Ed. of Old English writers. Ed. Works of John Day, dramatist (1881), Collection of Old En...
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Butcher, Samuel Henry
LL.D., etc. (b. 1850) Scholar. Prose Translation of the Odyssey (1879), with A. Lang, Some Aspects...
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Dobson, Henry Austin
LL.D. (b. 1840) Poet and biographer. Poems, Vignettes in Rhyme (1873), Proverbs in Porcelain (1877...
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Dudeney, Mrs. Henry (Whiffin)
(b. 1866) Novelist. A Man with a Maid (1897), Folly Corner, Men of Marlowe's, Robin Brilliant, Wise...
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Haggard, Henry Rider
(b. 1856) Novelist, etc. The Witch's Head (1885), King Solomon's Mines (1886), She (1887), Jess (18...
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Hewlett, Maurice Henry
(b. 1861) Poet and novelist. Earthwork out of Tuscany (1895), The Masque of Dead Florentines (1895)...
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Jones, Henry Arthur
(b. 1851) Dramatist. A Clerical Error (1879), The Silver King (1882), Saints and Sinners (1884), Th...
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Sayce, Archibald Henry
D.Litt., LL.D., etc. (b. 1846) Orientalist and philologist, etc. Principles of Comparative Philolo...
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Burton, Sir Richard Francis
(1821-1890) Explorer and scholar, s. of an officer in the army, was b. at Barham House, Herts, and ...
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Jebb, Sir Richard Claverhouse
(1841-1905) B. at Dundee, and ed. at St. Columba's Coll., Dublin, Charterhouse, and Camb., at the l...
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Temple, Sir Richard Carnac
C.I.E. (b. 1850) Orientalist, etc. Wide-awake Stories (Punjab Folk Tales) (1884), with Mrs. F.A. S...
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Brougham and Vaux, Henry, 1st Lord
(1778-1868) S. of Henry B. of Brougham Hall, Westmoreland, b. in Edin., and ed. at the High School ...
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Hunt, James Henry Leigh
(1784-1859) Essayist and poet, was b. at Southgate, and ed. at Christ's Hospital. A selection of hi...
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Kingston, William Henry Giles
(1814-1880) Writer of tales for boys, b. in London, but spent much of his youth in Oporto, where hi...
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Layard, Sir Austin Henry
(1817-1894) Explorer of Nineveh, b. at Paris, s. of a Ceylon civilian. After spending some years in...
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Myers, Frederic William Henry
(1843-1901) Poet and essayist, s. of a clergyman, was b. at Keswick, and ed. at Cheltenham and Camb...
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Rawlinson, Sir Henry Cresswicke
(1810-1895) Brother of the above, entered the service of the East India Company, and held many impo...
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Sala, George Augustus Henry
(1828-1895) Journalist and novelist, b. in London of Italian ancestry, began life as an illustrator...
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Stanley, Sir Henry Morton
(1841-1904) Traveller in Africa, b. in America, went to find, and found, Livingstone, and wrote an ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Smeaton, Wm. Henry Oliphant
M.A. (b. 1856) Novelist, etc. By Adverse Winds (1895), Our Laddie (1897), Treasure Cave of the Blu...
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Watson, Henry Brereton Marriott
(b. 1863) Novelist, etc. Lady Faintheart (1890), The Web of the Spider (1891), Diogenes of London (...
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Wicksteed, Rev. Philip Henry
(b. 1844) Writer on Dante, political economy, etc. Translation of the Bible for Young People (1882)...
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Maine, Sir Henry James Sumner
(1822-1888) Jurist, ed. at Christ's Hospital and at Camb., where he became Regius Prof. of Civil La...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Murray, Sir James Augustus Henry
LL.D., D.C.L., etc. (b. 1837) Philologist. Ed. of New English Dictionary, Dialect of the Southern ...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
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Pasture, Mrs. Henry de la (Bonham)
Novelist and dramatist. The Little Squire (1894), A Toy Tragedy, Deborah of Tod's (1897), Catherine ...
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Dalling and Bulwer, William Henry Lytton Earle Bulwer, 1st Lord
(1801-1872) Elder brother of Lord Lytton (q.v.), and a distinguished diplomatist. He represented En...
Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin