A DICTIONARY OF SOME OF THE MOST FAMILIAR OF BRITISH AND AMERICAN AUTHORS. In noting the nationalities in this Dictionary it has been found that some authors have lived and labored in more countries than one; that the birthplaces of some have not been the scenes of their literary successes; and that in a number of cases the places of birth are nowhere stated. In like manner, in the matter of dates, in some cases, especially in the earlier periods, uncertainty has been found among the best authorities; and in not a few, conflicts of opinion appear. In all such cases - both matters of nationalities and dates-the weight of authority has been carefully weighed and the best attainable results given. The following abbreviations have been used, together with a few others apparently too obvious to need pointing out, the adjectives indicating departments of literary work: Hist., and Fic. Rel. and Fic. Aldrich, Thos. B. A. 1836 Biog., Fic. . Poet. and Alexander, A. A. 1772-1851. Rel. and Hist. Abercrombie, John. S. 1726-1806. Horti- Alexander, Jos. A. A. 1809-1860. Rel. cult. Alford, Henry. 1810-1871. Theol. and Poet. Abercrombie, John. S. 1781-1844. Med. Alger, Wm. R. A. 1823Theol. and and Meta. Adams, Chas. F. A. 1807 Pol. Adams, Hannah. A. 1755-1832. Rel. Mis. Alison, A. S. 1757-1839. Esth., Rel., and Biog. Adams, John Q. A. 1767–1848. Pol., Rel., Allibone, S. A. A. 1816 Biog. Ames, Fisher. A. 1758-1808. Pol. Addison, Jos. E. 1672-1719. Ess., Poet., Anthon, Chas. A. and Dram. Arbuthnot, John. Fic. Arnold, Thos. E. 1795-1842. Hist. and Rel. Benton, Thos. H. A. 1782-1858. Pol. and Audubon, John J. A. 1782-1851. Sci. Austen, Jane. E. 1775-1817. Fic. Law. Aytoun, Wm. E. S. 1813-1865. Poet., Berkeley, Geo. (Bishop of Cloyne). I. 1684- Dram., and Biog. Sci. Babbage, Chas. E. 1790- Hist., and Ess. Bailey, Philip J. E. 1816 Poet. Blacklock, Thos. S. 1721-1791. Blackstone, Sir Wm. E. 1723-1780. Law. Antiq. and Blair, Hugh. S. 1718-1800. Theol. and Crit. Hist., Ess., Blair, Robert. S. 1699-1747. Poet. Banim, John. I. 1800-1842. Fic. and Dram. Barbauld, Anna L. E. 1743-1825. Biog., and Poet. Ess., Bloomfield, Robert. E. 1766-1823. Poet. Boker, Geo. H. A. 1824 Poet. . Dram. and Boyle, Robert. I. 1627-1691. Sci. and Rel. Do- Brewster, Sir David. S. 1781-1868. Sci. Rel., Beecher, Lyman. A. 1775-1863. Bell, Sir Chas. S. 1778-1842. Sci. Theol. Brown, Chas. Brockden. A. 1774-1810. Calhoun, J. C. A. 1782-1850. Pol. Fic. and Pol. Brown, David Paul. A. 1795-1872. Dram. and Mis. Brown, Thos. S. 1778-1820. Meta., Eth., Campbell, Geo. S. and Poet. Theol. Trav., Calvert, Geo. H. A. 1803 1551-1623. E. Antiq. 1719-1796. Crit. and S. 1779-1861. Biog. 1777-1844. Poet. and 1770-1827. Pol. and Browne, Sir Thos. E. 1605-1682. Theol. Campbell, John L. Browning, Elizabeth B. E. 1807-1861. Campbell, Thos. S. Fic. Carew, Thos. E. 1589-1639. Poet. Pol. Econ. Fic. and Mis. . Poet., Trav., Carlyle, Thos. S. 1795- Biog., Hist., Sci. Brydges, Sir Sam. E. E. 1762-1837. Fic., Carpenter, Wm. B. S. 1813- Buchanan, Geo. S. 1506-1582. Hist. and Cary, Phoebe. A. 1824-1871. Poet. Catlin, Geo. A. 1796-1872. A. Indians and Caxton, Wm. E. 1412-1491. Hist. and Trav. Buckland, Wm. E. 1784-1856. Sci. and Chalmers, David. S. Buckle, Henry T. E. 1822-1862. Philos. A. 1809-1870. Rel. and Poet. Burke, Edmund. I. 1729-1797. Esth., Chalmers, Geo. S. 1742-1825. Hist., Pol., Chalmers, Thos. S. 1780-1847. Theol., Chambers, Wm. S. 1800 and Mis. Cyclo. Hist., Trav., Theol., Channing, Wm. E. A. 1780-1842. Theol. Chatterton, Thos. E. Fic. 1752-1770. Poet. Choate, Rufus. A. 1799-1859. Pol. and Ess. Hist., Biog., Churchill, Chas. E. 1731-1764. Poet. Cibber, Colley. E. 1671-1757. Dram. and Poet. Burton, Robert. E. 1576-1640. and Ess. Philos. Claiborne, John F. H. A. Biog. and Hist. Clarke, McDonald. A. 1798-1842. Poet. Dram., Philos., Pol., and Ess. and Sci. Davenant, Wm. E. 1605-1668. Poet. Biog. and Crit. Davis, A. J. A. 1826 A. 1829 Spiritism. Davy, Sir Humphry. E. 1778-1829. Sci. Comstock, John L. D. A. 1789-1858. Sci. Dawes, Rufus. A. 1803-1859. Poet. and Hist. DeBow, Jas. D. B. A. 1820-1867. Pol. Econ. Poet. DeFoe, Dan. E. 1663-1731. Fic. and Poet. Fic. and Dekker (Decker), Thos. E. 1638 Cooke, P. P. A. 1816-1850 Dram. Denham, Dixon. E. 1786-1828. Trav. Ess. Cooper, J. Fenimore. A. 1789-1851. Fic., Derby, Geo. H. (John Phanix). A. 1824 Biog., Hist., and Trav. Cooper, Thos. A. 1759-1840. Law and Pol. Pol. and Trav. Poet. and Trav. Rel., and Trav. Mis. Donne, John. E. 1573-1631. Poet. and Hist. Drayton, Michael. E. 1563-1631. Poet., Eliot, George. See LEWES, MARIAN C. Pol. Elliott, Wm. A. 1788-1863. Pol. and Dram. Mis. Elyot, Sir Thos. E. Mis. 1812 Forster, John. E. 1812 Fowler, Wm. C. A. 1793 and Hist. Fox, Chas. J. E. 1749-1806. Pol. and Hist. 1495-1546. Ess. and Franklin, Ben. A. 1706-1790. Pol., Eth., Emerson, R. W. A. 1803 and Poet. English, Thos. Dunn. A. 1819 and Fic. Ess., Biog., Freneau, Philip. A. 1752-1832. Poet. and and Sci. Erskine, Thos. E. 1750-1823. Law, Pol., Froude, Jas. A. E. 1818 1654-1698. Poet. and Gallatin, Albert. A. 1761-1847. Pol. Econ. A. 1792-1847. Pol., Dram. Gaskell, Mary E. E. 1822-1866. Fic. and Biog. and Fic. Dram. Gayarre, Chas. E. A. A. 1805 Gayler, Chas. A. 1820 Gibbon, Edward. E. 1737-1794. Hist. and Crit. Gilfillan, Geo. S. 1813 Theol. Ess., Theol., |