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John Frederick Smith
John Frederick Smith (1806–1890) was an English novelist, who has been called "England's most popular novelist of the mid-nineteenth century". Smith became famous for his serializations in '' The London Journal''. Smith edited ''Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany until the Close of the Diet of Worms'' (1889), which was begun by Charles Beard but left extremely incomplete due to his death in 1888. Works *''Stanfield Hall'' (serialized 1849 in ''The London Journal''; 3 vols, 1888–89) *''Minnigrey'' (1851–52) *''Will and the Way'' *''Woman and her Master'' *''Temptation'' Notes References *Michael Wheeler‘Smith, John Frederick (1806–1890)’ rev., ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press'', 2004, accessed 9 Sept 2007 1806 births 1890 deaths English male novelists 19th-century English novelists 19th-century English male writers {{England-novelist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The London Journal
''The London Journal; and Weekly Record of Literature, Science and Art'' (published from 1845 to 1928) was a British penny dreadful, penny fiction weekly, one of the best-selling magazines of the nineteenth century. It was established by George Stiff, published by George Vickers and initially written and edited by George W. M. Reynolds. After Reynolds left to found his own ''Reynolds's Miscellany'' in 1846, John Wilson Ross became editor. In the mid-1850s the magazine's circulation was over 500,000. Herbert Ingram, in secret partnership with ''Punch (magazine), Punch''s owners Bradbury and Evans, bought the magazine in 1857, and ''Punch''s editor Mark Lemon was placed in editorial charge. Lemon's attempt to rebrand the magazine, serializing novels by Walter Scott, was a commercial failure. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Beard (Unitarian)
Charles Beard (27 July 1827 – 9 April 1888) was an English Unitarian minister, divine and author. Early life Beard was the eldest son of John Relly Beard, by his wife Mary (Barnes), and was born at Higher Broughton, Salford, on 27 July 1827. After passing through his father's school, he studied at Manchester New College (then at Manchester, now Harris Manchester College, Oxford) from 1843 to 1848, graduating B.A. at London University in 1847. He aided his father in compiling the Latin dictionary issued by Messrs. Cassell. In 1848-9 he continued his studies at Berlin. Ministry On 17 Feb. 1850 he became assistant to James Brooks (1806–1854) at Hyde chapel, Gee Cross, Cheshire, succeeding in 1854 as sole pastor, and remaining till the end of 1866. He had accepted a call to succeed John Hamilton Thom at Renshaw Street Unitarian Chapel, Liverpool, and entered on this charge on 3 March 1867, retaining it till his death. In his denomination he took first rank as a preacher, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1806 Births
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1890 Deaths
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English Male Novelists
English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national identity, an identity and common culture ** English language in England, a variant of the English language spoken in England * English languages (other) * English studies, the study of English language and literature * ''English'', an Amish term for non-Amish, regardless of ethnicity Individuals * English (surname), a list of notable people with the surname ''English'' * People with the given name ** English McConnell (1882–1928), Irish footballer ** English Fisher (1928–2011), American boxing coach ** English Gardner (b. 1992), American track and field sprinter Places United States * English, Indiana, a town * English, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * English, Brazoria County, Texas, an unincorporated community * Eng ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
19th-century English Novelists
The 19th (nineteenth) century began on 1 January 1801 ( MDCCCI), and ended on 31 December 1900 ( MCM). The 19th century was the ninth century of the 2nd millennium. The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolished in much of Europe and the Americas. The First Industrial Revolution, though it began in the late 18th century, expanding beyond its British homeland for the first time during this century, particularly remaking the economies and societies of the Low Countries, the Rhineland, Northern Italy, and the Northeastern United States. A few decades later, the Second Industrial Revolution led to ever more massive urbanization and much higher levels of productivity, profit, and prosperity, a pattern that continued into the 20th century. The Islamic gunpowder empires fell into decline and European imperialism brought much of South Asia, Southeast Asia, and almost all of Africa under colonial rule. It was also marked by the collapse of the large S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
