Joseph Blanco White was a Spanish-born, English poet, magazine editor and theologian whose strong religious faith was tested on many occasions, leading him to change his religion at different times. He was born on the 11th July 1775 in the southern Spanish city of Seville. His ancestors were Irish and he took the name “Blanco White” from his father, an English diplomat who ...
John Henry Boner was an American poet, editor and government employee who would eventually become known as "North Carolina"s First Man of Letters". He was born on the 31st January 1845 in the Moravian community of Salem. He had a rudimentary education and went to work for the local newspaper at the age of 13. This fuelled his journalistic ambitions and, by the age of ...
Joseph Furphy was an Australian poet and novelist who often wrote under the pseudonym “Tom Collins”. His work was so well regarded that he became known as the "Father of the Australian novel" with his title Such Is Life, published in 1903, becoming a classic of Australian literature. He was born on the 26th September 1843 at Yering Station, Victoria, the son of ...
Joseph Hall was an English satirical poet and clergyman who rose to the rank of Bishop despite being a controversial character throughout his life. Many saw his work as being a direct attack on the establishment during the latter years of the Elizabethan age but, in truth, he was not alone in producing such barbed material and it did not cost him ...
Joseph Howe, PC was a Canadian poet who was, perhaps, best known for his political achievements. As a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada he was in a position to do great work for his country and proved to be both an able and a very popular politician. He was also known as a prolific poet and journalist throughout Nova Scotia, creating ...
