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George Combe

Literature; General literature

(1788-1858) Writer on phrenology and education, born in Edinburgh, where for some time he practised as a lawyer. Latterly, however, he devoted himself to the promotion of phrenology, and of his views ...

Archibald Henry Sayce

Literature; General literature

(1846) Orientalist and philologist, etc. Principles of Comparative Philology (1874), Babylonian Literature (1877), Monuments of the Hittites (1881), Ancient Empires of the East (1884), Races of the ...

Leitch Ritchie

Literature; General literature

(1800?-1865) Novelist, born at Greenock and in business as a clerk in Glasgow, but about 1820 adopted literature as his profession. He wrote several novels of which the best known is Wearyfoot Common ...

William Russell

Literature; General literature

(1741-1793) Historian, born in Selkirkshire, and apprenticed to a bookseller in Edinburgh, he was patronised by Lord Elibank, and went to London, where he followed literature as a profession. He ...

Colman, The Younger George

Literature; General literature

(1762-1836) Dramatist, son of the preceding, wrote or adapted numerous plays, including The Heir at Law and John Bull. He was Examiner of Plays (1824-1836). Many of his plays are highly amusing, and ...

Andrew Cherry

Literature; General literature

(1762-1812) Dramatist, son of a bookseller at Limerick, was a successful actor, and managed theatres in the provinces. He also wrote some plays, of which The Soldier's Daughter is the best. His chief ...

John Townsend Trowbridge

Literature; General literature

(1827) American poet, etc. Poems, The Vagabonds, The Book of Gold, The Emigrant's Story, A Home Idyll, The Lost Earl ; books for the young, The Little Master, Tide Mill, The Pocket Rifle, The Kelp ...