A comprising literary memoirs and anecdotes of their lives, and a chronological register of their publications, with the number of editions printed; including notices of some foreign writers whose works have been occasionally published in England Watkins, John active 1792-1831 Shoberl, Frederic 1775-1853 Upcott, William 1779-1845 supposed author. text bibliography biography enk London Printed for H. Colburn 1816 monographic eng

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viii, 449 p. ; 23 cm. Illustrated by a variety of communications from persons of the first eminence in the world of letters. "Mr. [Frederic] Shoberl proceeded to assure me, in the presence of his son, that the work was written by [John] Watkins as far as the letter F -- that some dispute with the publisers then arose -- that the materials were thereofore handed over to himself -- and that he completed the work as it now appears." -- Bolton Corney, in Notes & queries, 1st ser., v. 11 (1855) p. 34. The work is sometimes attributed to William Upcott. English literature Bio-bibliography Dictionaries Authors, English Biography Dictionaries English literature Irish authors Bio-bibliography Dictionaries Authors, Irish Biography Dictionaries Great Britain Biography Dictionaries Ireland Biography Dictionaries 820.92 BIO 02024643 DLC 780131 20170108120623.0 4052118