A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

by John William Cousin

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738 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1912

About the author

John William Cousin (1849–1910) was a British writer, editor and biographer.

He was one of six children born to William and Anne Ross Cousin, his mother being a noted hymn-writer, in Scotland.

A fellow of the Faculty of Actuaries and secretary of the Actuarial Society of Edinburgh, he revised and wrote the introduction for Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's Evangeline A Tale of Acadie in 1907.

However, he is best known as the editor of A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature, a collection of biographical entries on numerous authors and literary figures, originally published in 1910 for J.M. Dent's "Everyman Library" series. The bulk of his work was later used by David Clayton Browning to compile the Everyman's Dictionary of Literary Biography which was released in 1958 and subsequently reprinted during the 1960s and 70s.

- excerpted from Wikipedia

Reviews

[Chris Brown]

Cousin, J. W. (2001). A short biographical dictionary of english literature. New York, NY: E.P. Dutton & Co.

Chris Brown

Call Number: None listed through WKU Library

This biographical dictionary allows us to explore the meanings and happenings in English literature.

This book can be used as a reference tool in any library. This book can also be used by students who seek to learn more and understand more about English literature and its happenings.

[Deborah · Rating 5 out of 5]

my copy is a reprint from 1910. London publisher listed as J.M. Dent and Sons, Ltd. and New York publisher listed as E.P. Dutton & Co.
It's pretty awesome.