English Literature, 19th cent.: Biographies

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Henry Morley

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Henry Morley 1822–94, English man of letters. In 1850 he closed his successful school to assist Dickens in editing Household Words. After that he combined an editorial with an academic career, teaching English literature at several universities. Author of several biographies and critical studies, he wrote English Writers (1887–95), an unfinished 11-volume history of English literature. As editor of Morley's University Library, Cassell's National Library, and other series, he produced low-priced editions of literary classics.

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Morley, Henry

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Morley, Henry (1822–94), joined the staff of Household Words at Dickens's invitation, edited the Examiner, and devoted much of his long academic career to the development of English literature as an academic subject. He wrote A First Sketch of English Literature (1873), 11 volumes of English Writers (1887–95), and edited cheap editions of English classics in Morley's Universal Library (1883–8) and Cassell's National Library (1886–92).

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