A Brief Handbook of English Authors

Grant, James. 1806 – . Journalist. Author of The Bench and the Bar, Sketches in London, etc.

Grant, James. 1822 – . Scotch novelist. Author Hist. of India, and a long list of novels which do not take a very high rank. Pub. Cas. Rou.

Grattan, Thos. Colley. 1796–1864. Irish novelist and poet. Author Highways and Byways, Hist. of the Netherlands, etc. Pub. Har.

Gray, David. 1831–1861. Scotch poet. Author of The Luggie, etc. See H. G. Bell's edition, 1874. See R. Buchanan's David Gray and Other Essays, 1868.

Gray, Thomas. 1716–1771. Poet. Author of The Bard, Progress of Poesy, Elegy in a Country Churchyard, etc. A writer of much refinement of expression and quiet sentiment. The calm beauty of the Elegy has made it one of the most popular of Eng. poems. See Gray, by E. W. Gosse, in Eng. Men of Letters, Mason's Biog., 1778, and Selected Poems of, edited by W. J. Rolfe.

Green, John Richard. 1837–1883. Historian. Author Short Hist. of the Eng. People, The Making of England, Stray Studies, Hist. of the Eng. People, etc. A picturesque, accurate writer, with great originality and clearness of style. See N. Y. Nation, March 29, 1883, Contemporary Rev., May, 1883, Journal of Education, June, 1883, British Quarterly Rev., July, 1883, and Fortnightly Rev., May, 1883. Pub. Apl. Har. Mac.

Green, Matthew. 1696–1737. Poet. The author of a curious reflective poem called The Spleen. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 3.

Greene, Robert. 1560–1592. Dramatist. A prolific writer of humorous plays, but now best known by his confession entitled Greene's Groat's Worth of Wit bought with a Million of Repentance. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 1.

Greenwell, Dora. 1821–1882. Poet and miscellaneous writer. Author Stories That Might be True, The Patience of Hope, John Woolman, Camera Obscura, A Present Heaven, etc. Pub. Dut.

Greg, Wm. Rathbone. 1812–1881. Essayist. Author of Rocks Ahead, Enigmas of Life, Literary and Social Judgments, Creed of Christendom, etc., works of a thoughtful, pessimistic cast. See Macmillan's Mag., June, 1883. Pub. Ho.

Grenville, George, Lord Nugent. 1788–1850. Author Memorials of Hampden, Lands Classical and Lay, etc.

Greville, Sir Fulke, Lord Brooke. 1554–1628. Poet and philosopher. Author Life of Sydney, etc. See Grosart's edition of, 1870. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 1.

Griffin, Gerald. 1803–1840. Irish poet and novelist. Author of The Collegians, etc. See complete Eng. edition by Griffin, 1857. Pub. Rou. Sad.

Grindon, Leopold Hartley. 1818 – . Author Life – its Nature, Varieties, and Phenomena, The Shakespeare Flora, etc. Pub. Lip.

Grosseteste [grōs-test], Robert. c. 1175–1253. Bp. London. Anglo-Norman poet.

Grote, George. 1794–1871. Historian. Best known by his Hist. of Greece, a standard work. See Life, by Mrs. Grote, 1873. Pub. Har. Lit.

Grove, George. 1820 – . Musical critic. Author Dict. of Music and Musicians, etc. Pub. Mac.

Guest, Lady Charlotte. See Schreiber, Lady Charlotte.

Gunter, Edmund. 1581–1626. Mathematical writer. Inventor of the terms co-sine, co-tangent, etc. The phrase "according to Gunter" arose from his scale of measurement being the standard one.

Gurney, Joseph John. 1788–1847. Philanthropist. Author Notes on Prison Discipline, and numerous religious works. Pub. Lip.

Guthrie [gŭth´rĭ], Thomas. 1803–1873. Scotch philanthropist. Author Plea for Ragged Schools, Man and the Gospel, Out of Harness, etc. See Life, 1873. Pub. Ca.

Guthrie, Wm. 1708–1770. Scotch historian. Author Hist. of England, Hist. of Scotland, etc. His works have been entirely superseded by later authorities.

Habington, Wm. 1605–1654. Poet. An ingenious writer of love poems. See Eng. edition by Arber, 1870. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 2.

Hailes, Lord. See Dalrymple, Sir D.

Hakluyt [hăk´loot], Richard. 1553–1616. Chronicler and geographer. Hakluyt's Voyages is an important collection of narratives of earlier or contemporary voyages. See edition of, 5 vols. 4to, London, 1809–12.

Hale, Sir Matthew. 1609–1676. Moral and religious writer. See Life by Burnet in Wordsworth's Ecclesiastical Biog.

Hales, John. 1584–1656. Polemical writer. Styled "The Ever Memorable." Chiefly noted for his Golden Remains. See Life by Des Maizeaux.

Hales, Stephen. 1677–1761. One of the earliest writers on vegetable physiology.

Hales, Wm. 1769–1831. Irish theologian.

Haliburton, Thos. Chandler. 1805–1865. Nova Scotian humorist. Author Sam Slick, etc. Pub. Di. Har. Hou. Rou.

Halifax, Earl of. See Montagu, Chas.

Halifax, Marquess. See Saville, George.

Hall, Mrs. Anna Maria. 1805–1881. Wife to S. C. H. Irish novelist and miscellaneous writer. Author Sketches of Irish Character, The Outlaw, The Whiteboy, etc. Pub. Har.

Hall, Basil. 1798–1844. Scotch writer of travels.

Hall, Edward. – 1547. Chronicler. A minute and valuable writer.

Hall, Joseph. 1547–1676. Bp. Norwich. Theologian and satirist. Sometimes styled the founder of Eng. satire. A vivacious and excellent writer. See edition 1837. See Hannay's Satire and Satirists, and Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 1.

Hall, Newman, 1816 – . Congregationalist religious writer. Author Come to Jesus, The Forum and the Vatican, etc. Pub. Phi. Sh.

Hall, Robert. 1764–1831. Baptist religious writer. Author Sermons on Modern Infidelity, Reflections on War, etc. Style scholarly, eloquent, and refined. See Works of, with Memoir, by O. Gregory, 6 vols., London; also, Biog. by J. W. Morris, 1846, and Life by Paxton Hood.

Hall, Samuel Carter. 1801 – . Miscellaneous writer. Author The Stately Homes of England, Book of Memories, Retrospect of a Long Life, etc. Pub. Apl.

Hallam, Arthur Henry. 1811–1833. Poet and essayist. Son to H. H. A young writer whose loss inspired Tennyson's In Memoriam. See Remains, with Life, by his father, 1834; Remains in Verse and Prose, 1862. See Life, by Dr. John Brown; also, Atlantic Monthly, Dec. 1860.

Hallam, Henry. 1777–1859. Historian and critic. Author Hist. Middle Ages, Constitutional Hist. England, Lit. of Europe, etc. An impartial writer whose works are of great value, but whose style lacks animation and freshness. See H. Martineau's Biographical Sketches. Pub. Arm. Har. Lit.

Halliwell-Phillips, James Orchard. 1820 – . Shakespearean scholar. Editor of Shakespeare, 16 vols. folio, 1865. Author Dict. Archaic Words, Life of Shakespeare, Last Days of Shakespeare, etc.

Hamerton [hăm´er-ton], Philip Gilbert. 1834 – . Art Critic. Author Thoughts on Art, A Painter's Camp, The Unknown River, The Intellectual Life, etc. A writer of authority in his department. Style graceful and refined. Pub. Mac. Rob.

Hamilton, Mrs. Elizabeth. 1758–1816. Scotch writer. Best known by her Letters of a Hindoo Rajah and The Cottagers of Glenburnie. See Chambers' Cyc. Eng. Lit.

Hamilton, Sir Wm. 1788–1856. Scotch metaphysician. Author Discussions on Philosophy, etc. His clear, dignified style is much admired. Pub. Apl.

Hannay, James. 1827–1873. Novelist and miscellaneous writer. Author Singleton Fontenoy, Studies on Thackeray, etc. Pub. Har. Rou.

Hardy, Thomas. 1840 – . Novelist. Author Far From the Madding Crowd, The Return of the Native, A Pair of Blue Eyes, Two on a Tower, etc. A novelist of high rank. His character-drawing is sharp and incisive, his studies of peasant life truthful and sympathetic, and his descriptive passages masterly. Pub. Ho.

Hare, Augustus Julius Charles. 1834 – . Neph. to J. C. H. and A. W. H. Author Walks in London, Walks in Rome, Days Near Rome, Memorials of a Quiet Life, etc. Pub. Por. Ran. Rou.

Hare, Augustus Wm. 1793–1834. Author Alton Sermons, etc. Pub. Ran. Rou.

Hare, Francis. 1688–1740. Bp. Chichester. Controversial writer.

Hare, Julius Chas. 1796–1855. Bro. to A. W. H., and with him author of Guesses at Truth. Author Life of Sterling, Victory of Faith, etc. Pub. Dut. Mac.

Harrington, James. 1611–1677. Political philosopher. Author of The Oceana.

Harrington, John. 1534–1582. Poet. See Hannah's Courtly Poets.

Harrington, Sir John. 1561–1612. Poet. Son to preceding. First English translator of Ariosto.

Harrison, Frederic. 1831 – . Positivist and philosopher. Author Order and Progress, The Meaning of History, etc., and translator of Comte's Social Statics.

Hartley, David. 1705–1757. Philosopher. Observations on Man his chief work.

Harvey, Gabriel. 1545–1637. Poet. One of the first to write English hexameter.

Harvey, Wm. 1578–1657. Physician. Discoverer of the circulation of the blood. See Works of, edited by the Sydenham Society, London, 1847.

Havergal, Frances Ridley. 1836–1879. Author of much devotional verse. Pub. Dut. Ran.

Haweis [hoys], Hugh Reginald. 1838 – . Religious and miscellaneous writer. Author Thoughts for the Times, Speech in Season, Current Coin, Arrows in the Air, Poets in the Pulpit, Unsectarian Family Prayer, Music and Morals, Pet, or Pastimes and Penalties, Ashes to Ashes, and My Musical Life. Pub. Har. Ho.

Haweis, Mrs. Mary Eliza [Joy]. 1852 – . Wife to H. R. H. Author Chaucer for Children, Chaucer for Schools, Chaucer's Beads, The Art of Beauty, The Art of Dress, The Art of Decoration, and Beautiful Houses. The illustrations and cover designs of her own and her husband's works are by Mrs. Haweis. Pub. Har.

Hay, Mary Cecil. 1844 – . Novelist. Author of Old Myddleton's Money, The Arundel Motto, The Squire's Legacy, etc. Pub. Har.

Hayley, Wm. 1745–1820. Poet. Of mediocre ability, but once very popular. Author Life Wm. Cowper, etc. See Autobiography, 1823.

Hayward, Mrs. Eliza. 1693–1756. Author of The New Utopia, The Female Spectator, etc. A voluminous writer of miscellaneous works of slight merit.

Hazlitt, Wm. 1778–1830. Critical essayist. Author Table-Talk, Lect. on Shakespeare, Lect. on the Eng. Poets, etc. His criticisms on art and the drama are of high order. His style is picturesque and his imagination rich, but his works are sometimes deficient in moderation and judgment. See Life of, by his grandson, 1867. Pub. Lip.

Hazlitt, Wm. Carew. 1843 – . Grandson to W. H. Littérateur. Author Hist. Venetian Republic, Memoirs Wm. Hazlitt, Handbook to Early Eng. Lit. etc.

Head, Sir Francis Bond. 1793–1875. Miscellaneous writer. Among his numerous works Bubbles from the Brunnen of Nassau is one of the best known. Pub. Har.

Heber, Reginald. 1783–1826. Poet. Bp. Calcutta. A talented writer, best known by his hymns, viz.: The Missionary Hymn, Holy, Holy, Holy, and Epiphany. See Life, by Mrs. Heber, 1830. Last Days of Heber, by Robinson, and Memoirs by Potter and Taylor.

Hector, Mrs. Annie Alexander. "Mrs. Alexander." 1825 – . Irish novelist. Author of The Wooing O't, Her Dearest Foe, The Freres, The Admiral's Ward, Which Shall It Be, etc. Style fresh, healthful, and pleasing. Pub. Ho.

Helps, Sir Arthur. 1818–1875. Historian and essayist. Author Hist. of the Spanish Conquest in America, Realmah, Casimir, Maremma, etc. His style is quiet and graceful, and Friends in Council, his best work, is strong and helpful. Pub. Har. Rob. Rou.

Hemans [hĕm´anz], Mrs. Felicia Dorothea. 1793–1835. Poet. Without possessing great force some of her poems have yet taken a firm hold upon popular sympathies. Casabianca, Graves of a Household, and The Pilgrim Fathers are examples. Her verse is graceful and sweet, but not strong. See Memorials of, by H. F. Chorley, 1836. Pub. Lip. Por. Rou.

Henry VIII. 1491–1547. Author of controversial, anti-Lutheran treatises. See Brewer's edition of, 1862.

Henry, Matthew. 1662–1714. Theologian. Author of a noted Exposition of the Bible, of which the best edition is that of London, 1869. See Lives by Tony and Williams. Pub. Ca.

Henry, Robert. 1718–1790. Scotch historian. His Hist. of Gt. Britain was the first to take account of manners and the state of society from a purely historical basis.

Henryson, Robert. fl. c. 1490. Scotch poet. H. wrote the beautiful pastoral of Robin and Makyne, found in Percy's Reliques. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 1.

Herbert, Lord Edward. 1581–1648. Historian and theologian. His De Veritate is a plea for Deism. Style dignified and able. See Autobiography, edited by W. D. Howells. Pub. Hou. See Lord Herbert de Cherbury by Chas. de Rémusat, Paris, 1874.

Herbert, George. 1593–1632. Religious poet. Bro. to preceding. Author of The Temple. His verse is elevated in tone, but marred by quaint and fantastic conceits. See Lives, by Walton, 1670, and Duyckinck, 1858. See Grosart's edition, with Memoir, 1875.

Herbert, Wm. 1778–1847. Poet. Author of some spirited translations from the Norse and other tongues, and of some excellent original poems.

Herrick, Robert. 1591–1674. Poet. Author of Hesperides, etc. A skillful lyrist whose airy gracefulness will always continue to delight. See Grosart's complete edition of, 1877; also, Abbey's Illustrated Selections from, 1882. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 2, and Temple Bar, May, 1883.

Herschel, Caroline Lucretia. 1750–1840. Astronomer. Author Catalogue of Stars. See Life and Correspondence of, 1876. Pub. Apl.

Herschel, Sir John Frederick Wm. 1792–1871. Astronomer. Neph. to C. L. H. Author Study of Nat. Philosophy, Outlines of Astronomy, Physical Geography, etc. Pub. Apl. Har. Rou.

Hervey, Lord John. 1696–1743. Author Memoirs Reign of George II. See edition of, 1848, with Life by J. W. Croker.

Hervey, James. 1714–1758. Moralist. Author Meditations, etc. Pub. Ca.

Heylin, Peter. 1600–1662. Microcosmus is his most noted work.

Heywood, Jasper. 1535–1598. Son to J. H. Author of rhymed translations of Seneca.

Heywood, John. 1506–1565. Dramatist. Writer of grotesque Interludes.

Heywood, Thomas. – 1640. Dramatist. Was a frequent colleague of other dramatists, and a writer of much talent, with a tender, graceful style. See complete edition of, London, 1874, 6 vols.

Hoadley, Benj. 1670–1761. Bp. Winchester. Theological writer.

Hoadley, Benj. 1706–1757. Dramatist. Son to preceding.

Hobbes, Thos. 1588–1679. Philosopher. A profound thinker, whose Leviathan, a treatise on monarchical government, is his best known work. See Molesworth's complete edition of, 16 vols., London, 1845.

Hogg, James. 1770–1835. Scotch poet. Called "The Ettrick Shepherd." Author of The Queen's Wake, etc. Style diffuse, but graceful and imaginative. See Collected Works, 1869.

Holcroft, Thomas. 1745–1809. Dramatist. Best known by his novel The Marriage of Figaro, and his famous comedy The Road to Ruin. See Memoirs, edited by Hazlitt, 1816.

Holinshed, Raphael. – c. 1580. Chronicler. From him Shakespeare drew in part the stories of Cymbeline, Henry VI., Richard II., Richard III., Henry IV., Henry V., Macbeth, Lear, and Henry VIII.

Holyoake, George Jacob. 1817 – . Writer on social science. Author of The Logic of Facts, Hist. of Coöperation in England, etc. Pub. Lip.

Home, Henry, Lord Kames. 1696–1782. Scotch philosopher. Author Elements of Criticism, etc. See Life, by A. F. Tytler. Pub. Por. Sh.

Home, John. 1724–1808. Dramatist. H. wrote the once popular play Douglas, which contains the famous lines, "My name is Norval," etc. See complete works of, with Life, by Mackenzie, 3 vols., 8vo, Edinburgh, 1822.

Hone, Wm. 1779–1842. Satirist. Chiefly known by his compilations; as, The Every-Day Book, The Table-Book, etc.

Hood, Edwin Paxton. 1820 – . Biographer. Author Lives of Wordsworth and Swedenborg, The Uses of Biography, etc. Pub. Arm. Do. Lip.

Hood, Thomas. 1798–1845. Poet and humorist. A writer whose fame as a wit has overshadowed his merits as a poet. His style, when not professedly humorous, is tender and graceful. For moral earnestness The Bridge of Sighs and The Song of the Shirt cannot be surpassed. See E. P. Sargent's edition, Pub. Apl.; also, F. J. Child's edition. Pub. Dut. Hon. Por. Put. Rou.

Hood, Thomas. 1835–1875. Miscellaneous writer. Son to preceding. Author of The Rhymster, etc.

Hook, Theodore Edward. 1788–1842. A writer of novels of fashion, inartistic in form, but full of humor. His power of extempore verse-making was remarkable. See Life, by Barham, 1848. Pub. Rou.

Hook, Walter Farquhar. 1798–1875. Neph. to T. E. H. Author Lives Abps. Cant., Ecclesiastical Biog., Ch. Dict., etc. See Life and Letters. Pub. Dut.

Hooker, Joseph Dalton. 1817 – . Botanist. Son to W. J. H. Author Student's Flora British Islands, etc. Pub. Mac.

Hooker, Richard. 1553–1600. Theologian. Author The Laws of Ecclesiastical Polity. The greatest prose writer of the Elizabethan age. See Keble's edition, 3 vols. Pub. Mac.

Hooker, Sir Wm. Jackson. 1785–1865. Botanist. Author British Ferns, Garden Ferns, British Flora, etc. Pub. Put.

Hope, Alex. James Beresford. 1820 – . Son to T. H. Author of the Eng. Cathedral in the 19th Cent., Worship in the Church of England, etc.

Hope, Thomas. 1770–1831. Miscellaneous writer. Author Costumes of the Ancients, Household Furniture, etc., and the famous Oriental tale Anastasius. Pub. Har.

Horne, George. 1730–1792. Bp. Norwich. Theologian. Author of a noted Commentary on the Psalms. Pub. Ca.

Horne, Richard Hengist. 1803 – . Dramatic poet. Author Gregory VII., Cosmo de Medici, Ballads and Romances, Orion, etc. A writer of much power, whose circle of readers is undeservedly small. See Stedman's Victorian Poets. Pub. Rob. Rou.

Horne, Thos. Hartwell. 1780–1862. Theologian. Best known by his Introduction to the Scriptures. Pub. Ca.

Horne-Tooke, John. 1736–1812. Philologist. Author The Diversions of Purley, etc. See Memoirs, by Hamilton, 1812, Stephens, 1813, Graham, 1828, N. Y.

Horner Francis. 1778–1817. Writer on political economy and one of the founders of the Edinburgh Rev. See Memoir and Correspondence, 1843.

Horsley, Samuel. 1733–1806. Bp. St. Asaph. Theological and controversial writer of note. See Works of, 6 vols., London, 1845.

Houghton, Lord. See Milnes, R. M.

Hoveden de [hōv´den], Roger. fl. c. 1200. Chronicler. See Bohn's Antiquarian Library.

Howard, Henry, Earl of Surrey. 1515–1547. His verse is mainly lyrical, his love songs being his best; nevertheless he first introduced blank verse into Eng. poetry. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 1.

Howe, John. 1630–1705. Theological writer. See Life, by Rogers, 1836. Pub. Dra.

Howell, James. 1594–1666. Miscellaneous writer. See Arber's reprints of Instructions for Foreign Travel, etc.

Howitt, Anna Mary. Dau. to W. H. and M. H. See Watts, Mrs. A. M.

Howitt, Mrs. Mary Botham. 1799 – . Wife to W. H. An industrious author of numerous popular poems, mainly juvenile, of several excellent prose tales, and of numerous translations from the Swedish, German, and Danish, the most noted of these being the works of Fredrika Bremer and Hans Andersen. Her work is characterized by earnestness and sincerity of purpose. See the Biograph, Aug. 1880. Pub. Alp. Har. Rob. Rou.

Howitt, Wm. 1796–1879. Poet and Miscellaneous Writer. A versatile author whose Rural Life in England, Book of the Seasons, etc., have been deservedly popular. His wife was co-author with him of many books. Pub. Har. Rou.

Howson, John Saul. 1816 – . Dean of Chester. Theologian. Author Life and Epistles of St. Paul [with W. J. Conybeare], Companions of St. Paul, Metaphors of St. Paul, Miracles of Christ, etc. Pub. Mac. Rou.

Hoyle [hoil], Edward. 1672–1769. A noted writer upon Games. Pub. Lip. Rou.

Hugesson. See Knatchbull-Hugesson.

Hughes, John. 1677–1720. Poet and essayist. A contributor to The Spectator.

Hughes, Thomas. 1823 – . A popular writer whose School Days at Rugby, Tom Brown at Oxford, Life of King Alfred, Manliness of Christ, Scouring of the White Horse, etc., have been widely read. Pub. Hou. Mac. Por.

Hume, David. 1711–1766. Scottish historian and philosopher. Author Philosophical Essays, Hist. of England, etc. His style possesses originality and spirit, but as a historian he is inaccurate. See Life and Correspondence of, by T. Hill Burton, Edinburgh, 1847; also Hume, by T. H. Huxley in Eng. Men of Letters. Pub. Har. Lip. Por.

Hunt, James Henry Leigh. 1784–1859. Poet and essayist. Francesca da Rimini and Legend of Florence are his finest poems, but Abou-Ben-Adhem is the best known. A writer whose happy, genial spirit expresses itself in his prose and verse. See Autobiography edited by his son, 1850. See Ward's Eng. Poets, vol. 4, and Century Mag. March, 1882. Pub. Har. Rob. Rou.

Hunter, Mrs. Anne. 1742–1821. Poet. Her lyrics possess much beauty, and some of them were set to music by Haydn. "My mother bids me bind my hair" is well known.

Hurd, Richard. 1720–1808. Bp. Worcester. Theologian. Author Dialogues, Sermons, etc. See edition 1811, 8 vols.

Hutcheson, Francis. 1694–1747. Irish metaphysician. Author of a System of Moral Philosophy, etc. Founder of the Scotch Metaphysical School.

Hutchinson, Mrs. Lucy. 1620–1659. Known to literature by her admirable Memoirs of her husband first published in 1808.

Hutton, Richard Holt. 1826 – . His main work in the London Spectator. Author Essays, Theological and Literary. Pub. Har. Mac. Por.

Huxley, Thomas Henry. 1825 – . Naturalist. Author Man's Place in Nature, Comparative Anatomy, Protoplasm, Lay Sermons, etc. A leader in modern thought and investigation. Pub. Apl. Mac.