Born in 1647, John Wilmot was a poet and writer, prominent in the court of King Charles II, and the Second Earl of Rochester. Something of a hell raiser in his day, his proclivity for drink and womanizing were closely linked to his poetry and he often trod a fine line within court circles. Among the poets of the Restoration though, ...
If ever there was an “Anglicised Scotsman”, this was the man! Despite growing up on the remote Scottish island of Wyre, in the Orkneys, Muir had no time for Scottish Nationalism and preferred to write in plain English. His poetry has been described as written in “a calm and neutral tone”. He enraged some of the Scottish literati in 1936 with his ...
Most people who know anything about English literature will have heard of the Brontë sisters. Charlotte, Emily and Anne all wrote novels and poetry and their combined output is safely ensconced amongst the classics of literature, having been read for pleasure or studied as set books by readers and students the world over. Their former family home in Haworth, West Yorkshire has ...
Writer, dramatist and poet, Christopher Marlowe was born in 1564 and was considered to be one of the premier writers of his day, greatly influencing his better known compatriot William Shakespeare. His life was short and ended violently but he is deemed one of the most influential figures in English literary history. Christopher Marlowe was born in Canterbury. His father was ...
Lancastrian writer and poet Marriott Edgar was born in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in 1880 and was most noted for the monologues he wrote for comic actor Stanley Holloway. Whilst little is known of his early life in Scotland and then Lancashire in England, it is generally perceived that he was quite a talented comedian as well as being a respected writer. ...
