William Davenport Adams

William Davenport Adams (28 December 1851 in Brixton, London[1] – 26 July 1904 in Wandsworth, London) was an English journalist and author.

Born in Brixton, London, he was the son of William Henry Davenport Adams, also a journalist and author. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Edinburgh University, he began newspaper work in 1870, working in Greenock and for the Nottingham Daily Guardian.[2] He became literary editor of The Globe in 1885, and was also well known as a dramatic critic. He published many collections of poetry, several books about books, and edited a Dictionary of English Literature (1877) and a Dictionary of the Drama (1899).

Notes

  1. ↑ http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=30335&back=%5Bdead+link%5D
  2. ↑ "Obituary. Well Known Journalist". Nottingham Evening Post. 27 July 1904. Retrieved 18 August 2016 – via British Newspaper Archive. (Subscription required (help)).

References

  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Adams, William Davenport". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.


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