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Francis Jeffrey

Born

in Edinburgh, Scotland

October 23, 1773

Died

January 26, 1850

Website

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Genre

Literary Criticism, Travel

Influences

Walter Scott, Adam Smith, Hugh Blair ...more

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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, was a Scottish judge and literary critic.

He was born in Edinburgh, and, after attending the Royal High School, he studied at the University of Glasgow and Queen's College, Oxford. He became a member of the Speculative Society, where he debated with Walter Scott, Lord Brougham, Francis Horner, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord Kinnaird and others. He was admitted to the Scottish bar in December 1794, but, having abandoned the Tory principles in which he had been educated, he found that his Whig politics hampered his legal prospects.

In 1802, Jeffrey joined with Sydney Smith and other friends to establish a liberal critical periodical, The Edinburgh Review. Jeffrey served as editor from 1803 until 1829, after which ...more

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	On the Lake Poets (Revolution and Romanticism, 1789 - 1839) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Craniad: or Spurzheim Illustrated, a poem in two parts by Francis Jeffrey, John Gordon really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1817 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from the essays of Francis Jeffrey really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jeffrey's Criticism: A Selection by Francis Jeffrey, Peter F. Morgan (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1982	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francis Jeffrey's American Journal: New York to Washington 1813 by Francis Jeffrey, Clare Elliott (Editor), Andrew Hook (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Vol. 2 of 4 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 of 4 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Vol. 3 of 3 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Corrected Report of the Speech of the Right Honourable the Lord Advocate of Scotland 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2015 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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