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Charles Sackville was an English poet and royal courtier whose achievements ensured a meteoric rise in status throughout his lifetime. He was made the 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex while also being awarded the Knights Companion Order of the Garter which entitled him to put KG in his post-nominals. He was born on the 24th January 1638, the son ...
Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset, was an English poet, playwright and statesman, serving Parliament and holding the post of Lord High Treasurer. He was born sometime during the year 1536, the son of Richard Sackville who was a cousin of Anne Boleyn. Educated at St John's College, Cambridge and Hertford College, Oxford he had early political ambitions and found his way into Parliament ...
The American poet and songwriter, more popularly known as Dan Emmett, is most famous for penning the famous, patriotic song Dixie although others have laid claim to its authorship. As a stage performer he made the already existing mode of entertainment known as “black face” even more popular when he advanced the concept from one or two performers blacking their hands and ...
Ebenezer Cooke, sometimes spelled Cook, was an American satirical poet and lawyer, born in London sometime during the second half of the 17th century. He is generally acknowledged by literary scholars to be the first American poet to write a satirical piece - The Sotweed Factor, or A Voyage to Maryland, A Satyr which was written in 1708. Precise details of his early life ...
Eden Phillpotts was an English poet and playwright who originated from colonial India in the 19th century. He was born on the 4th November 1862 in the British ruled town of Mount Abu. His parents sent him to be educated in England and he went to school in Plymouth, Devon. He may have had early literary aspirations but he chose to go into ...
Edith M Thomas was a poet described by the New York Times as “one of the most distinguished of American poets” following her death in 1925. She lived much of her life in New York City and her poetry style was said to “capture successfully the excitement of the modern city” Many others followed suit, but she was one of the first to do this. She was born ...
Edmund Clarence Stedman was a poet hailing from America, along with an essayist and literary critic. He also worked as a journalist, banker and a scientist at different times. He was born on the 8th October 1833 in Hartford, Connecticut, the son of a retired army Major who died of tuberculosis when his son was only two years old. His mother took the family to ...
Daniel Henry Deniehy was an Australian-born poet, journalist, lawyer and politician of Irish descent. He was a great orator and fervent campaigner in New South Wales for independence from colonial rule. He was born on the 18th August 1828 in Sydney. His parents were ex-convicts who had been transported from Ireland and who had done well from themselves since obtaining their freedom. They could ...
William Howitt was an English poet who also published books on the natural world, religion and history. His output was substantial, numbering over fifty titles on different subjects. He was born on the 18th December 1792 in the small Derbyshire town of Heanor. As his parents were Quakers they sent him to the Friends public school in Ackworth, West Yorkshire. He was a keen ...
William Hunnis was a 16th century English poet, composer of religious music and a playwright. His strong Protestant faith caused him occasional alarms at a time when religious tensions were everywhere in Europe. His skill as a musician and composer earned him a place at the Chapel Royal during the early1550s. Little is known of his origins but it is believed that he was ...
