Author:Richard Garnett

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Richard Garnett (1835–1906)

See biography, quotes. C.B.; English scholar, librarian, biographer and poet; Keeper of Printed Books, British Museum; Editor-in-Chief The Universal Anthology: a collection of the best literature, ancient, mediaeval and modern... This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography. Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "R. G." This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Articles written by this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "R.G."

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Contributions to DNB 1.2 Contributions to Encyclopaedia Britannica 2 Works about Garnett

[edit] Works

• Life of Thomas Carlyle (1887) [1]
• Life of John Milton (1890) [2]
• A chaplet from the Greek anthology (1892) [3]
• Poems (1893) [4]
• William Blake, painter and poet (1895)
• The age of Dryden (1895) [5]
• Richmond on the Thames (1896) [6]
• Edward Gibbon Wakefield (1898) [7]
• A history of Italian literature (1904, c1898) [8]
• Essays in librarianship and bibliography (1899) [page scan index]
  • Public Libraries and their catalogues
  • On some colophons of the early printers
  • The British Museum Catalogue as the basis of a Universal Catalogue
• The queen, and other poems (1901) [9]
• Essays of an ex-librarian (1901) [10]
• English Literature An Illustrated Record in 4 vols.
  • Volume I From The Beginnings To The Age Of Henry VII (1903) [11]
• William Shakespeare, pedagogue & poacher; a drama (1905)
• De flagello myrteo : thoughts and fancies on love (1905) [12]

[edit] Contributions to DNB

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• Benson, Martin (DNB00)
• Booker, John (DNB00)
• Cleasby, Richard (DNB00)
• Cleaver, William (DNB00)
• Cottle, Amos Simon (DNB00)
• Cottle, Joseph (DNB00)
• Edwards, Edward (1812-1886) (DNB00)
• Hoadly, John (1678-1746) (DNB00)
• Massey, William Nathanial (DNB00)
• Quillinan, Edward (DNB00)

[edit] Contributions to Encyclopaedia Britannica

• “Anthology,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Apotheosis,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Burton, John Hill,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Cardan, Girolamo,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Irving, Washington,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Peacock, Thomas Love,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.
• “Swift, Jonathan,” Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), 1911.

[edit] Works about Garnett

• Richard Garnett article in A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.