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... written much upon their own subject ; their inclusion , where such has been the case , depending upon the fact of their having produced work which either is purely literary or is so widely known and read as to come within the category ...
... written much upon their own subject ; their inclusion , where such has been the case , depending upon the fact of their having produced work which either is purely literary or is so widely known and read as to come within the category ...
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... written , 1543-44 ; presented to Henry VIII . , 1545 ; pension of £ 10 granted . Ill- ness during 1545. Public Orator at Cambridge , 1546. Tutor to Prin- cess Elizabeth , 1548-50 . Return to Cambridge and visit to Yorkshire , 1550 ...
... written , 1543-44 ; presented to Henry VIII . , 1545 ; pension of £ 10 granted . Ill- ness during 1545. Public Orator at Cambridge , 1546. Tutor to Prin- cess Elizabeth , 1548-50 . Return to Cambridge and visit to Yorkshire , 1550 ...
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... written , 1836-39 . Twice married . Works : Fugitive Verses ' ( anon . ) , 1790 ; ' Plays on the Passions ' ( 3 vols . ) , 1798 ( anon . ) , 1802 , 1812 ; Miscel laneous Plays , ' 1804 ; " The Family Legend , ' 1810 ; Metrical Legends ...
... written , 1836-39 . Twice married . Works : Fugitive Verses ' ( anon . ) , 1790 ; ' Plays on the Passions ' ( 3 vols . ) , 1798 ( anon . ) , 1802 , 1812 ; Miscel laneous Plays , ' 1804 ; " The Family Legend , ' 1810 ; Metrical Legends ...
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... written in collaboration with brother , first ap- peared April 1825. At Eastbourne , 1827 ; at Sevenoaks , 1827-29 . To Blackheath , April 1829 ; to Boulogne , Aug. 1829 , owing to Wrote for magazines and theatre . Attacked by cholera ...
... written in collaboration with brother , first ap- peared April 1825. At Eastbourne , 1827 ; at Sevenoaks , 1827-29 . To Blackheath , April 1829 ; to Boulogne , Aug. 1829 , owing to Wrote for magazines and theatre . Attacked by cholera ...
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... ( written with Conan Doyle ) at Savoy , 13 May 1893 . Married Mary Ansell , 1894 . Works : ' Better Dead , ' 1887 ; ' When a Man's Single , ' 1888 ; ' Auld Licht Idylls , ' 1888 ; A Window in Thrums , ' 1889 ; ' An Edinburgh Eleven ...
... ( written with Conan Doyle ) at Savoy , 13 May 1893 . Married Mary Ansell , 1894 . Works : ' Better Dead , ' 1887 ; ' When a Man's Single , ' 1888 ; ' Auld Licht Idylls , ' 1888 ; A Window in Thrums , ' 1889 ; ' An Edinburgh Eleven ...
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