Thomas Amory (author)

Thomas Amory (c. 1691 – 25 November 1788) was a writer of Irish descent.

For the dissenting tutor, see Thomas Amory (tutor).

Thomas Amory
Bornc. 1691
Died25 November 1788
NationalityIrish
OccupationAuthor

In 1755 he published Memoirs containing the lives of several ladies of Great Britain, a History of Antiquities and Observations on the Christian Religion, which was followed by the Life of John Buncle, Esq. (Vol. I,[1] 1756, and Vol. II,[2] 1766, practically a continuation. The contents of these works are miscellaneous — philology, natural science, theology, and much besides, treated without any system, but with occasional originality and felicity of diction. The author, who was a renowned eccentric, had a peculiar aspect, with the manner of a gentleman, and scarcely ever stirred abroad except at dusk. He reached the age of 97.

Notes
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons – via Wikisource.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Amory, Thomas". Encyclopædia Britannica. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 877.
  • The information here is consistent with the entry in The Oxford Companion to English Literature, ed. Sir Paul Harvey, 4th e. (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1967).

References
  1. Amory, Thomas; Buncle (Fict. Name), John (1766). "The life of John Buncle, esq. by T. Amory".
  2. Amory, Thomas; Buncle (Fict. Name), John (1766). "The life of John Buncle, esq".


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