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John Stow

Literature; General literature

(1525-1605) Historian and antiquary, born in London, son of a tailor, and brought up to the same trade. He had, however, an irresistible taste for transcribing and collecting ancient documents, and ...

LE Joseph Sheridan Fanu

Literature; General literature

(1814-1873) Novelist, son of a Dean of the Episcopal Church of Ireland, and grand-nephew of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and became a contributor and ultimately ...

George Chapman

Literature; General literature

(1559-1634) Dramatist and translator, was born near Hitchin, and probably educated at Oxford and Cambridge. He wrote many plays, including The Blind Beggar of Alexandria (1596), All Fools (1599), A ...

Richard Barnfield

Literature; General literature

(1574-1627) Poet, e.s. of Richard Barnfield, gentleman, was born at Norbury, Shropshire, and educated at Oxford. In 1594 he puborn The Affectionate Shepherd, a collection of variations in graceful ...

Anthony Ashley Cooper, 3RD Earl of Shaftesbury

Literature; General literature

(1671-1713) Philosopher, born in London, grandson of the 1st Earl, the eminent statesman, the "Achitophel" of Dryden. After a private education under the supervision of Locke, and a short experience ...

Joanna Baillie

Literature; General literature

(1762-1851) Dramatist and poetess, daughter of the minister of Bothwell, afterwards Professor of Divinity at Glasgow. Her mother was a sister of the great anatomists, William and John Hunter, and her ...

William Mitford

Literature; General literature

(1744-1827) Historian, e.s. of John Mitford of Exbury, Hants, descended from an old Northumbrian family, was born in London, and educated at Cheam School and Oxford. e studied law, but on succeeding ...