George Henry Boker was a 19th century American poet and playwright who also spent a number of years overseas in the diplomatic service of his country. Many of his poems were sonnets and these were so well regarded that critics have described him as one of the best American sonnet writers. He was born on the 6th October 1823 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of a ...
George Johnston was a Canadian lyric poet, best known for his precise use of rhyme and rhythm. He wrote in a way that, he believed, would make it easier for the reader to memorise the poem. He was also a linguist, specialising in Nordic and northern European languages, and he translated a number of books. One of his best known translations was ...
George J Whyte Melville was a 19th century Scottish poet, novelist and Army officer. Apart from writing he was a great lover of horse riding and was enthusiastically involved in the field sports of hunting, shooting and fishing. He was born on the 19th June 1821 at Mount Melville, which lies close to St Andrews in the north eastern region of Scotland. He was privileged ...
George Frederick Root was a 19th century American poet, musician and educator whose stirring verse was much enjoyed around the American Civil War, when it was turned into stirring battle songs. Good examples of these were The Battle Cry of Freedom and Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! He was born on the 30th August 1820 into a farming community in Sheffield, Massachusetts. His parents named him after the composer Handel ...
Gordon Bottomley was an English poet and playwright who was well known for his verse dramas. He had a number of collections of poetry published along with over a dozen plays. He was greatly influenced by the Romantic poets of his time, along with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood of artists and writers of the mid-19th century. He also greatly admired the work of writer and ...
