Elijah Ridings (1802–1872) was a
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
poet, writer, and bookseller from
Lancashire, England
Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly.
The non-metropolitan county of Lancashir ...
. He was known for his book, ''The Village Muse''
which contained biographical information and his political opinions. He was part of a group of poets known as
the Sun Inn Group. He also wrote a book called ''Streams from an Old Fountain'', which was a collection of humorous and satirical pieces. He was the brother of Horatio Ridings, a poet and writer.
Works
* ''The Poetical Works of Elijah Ridings'' (1840)
* ''The Village Muse: Containing the Complete Poetical Works of Elijah Ridings'' (1844)
* ''Streams from an Old Fountain'' (1857)
* ''Pictures of Life'' (1860)
References
Sources
*
*
*
External links
*
*
1802 births
1872 deaths
19th-century British poets
{{UK-poet-stub