British benevolent fund for professional published authors in financial difficulties. The Prince Regent supported it by providing premises at 36 Gerrard Street.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Royal Literary Fund
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David Williams
David Williams, 1738 - 1816, founder of The Royal Literary Fund, 1790, reside...
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Charlotte Brontë
Novelist and poet. Born Yorkshire, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters. Novels include: Jane Eyre, Shirley. To avoid gender prejudice she and her sisters, Emily and Anne published first under...
1 memorial
Gavin Maxwell
Author and Naturalist. Born at House of Elrig, Mochrum, Wigtownshire. During World War II he served as an instructor with the Special Operations Executive. In 1956 he toured the reed marshes of Sou...
1 memorial
Theodore Fontane
German writer and novelist, best known for novel 'Effi Briest' and recognised as foremost realist in 19th century German literature. In 1849 he became a professional writer and was sent by the inte...
1 memorial
Charles Hoy Fort
Writer, thinker, humourist and investigator. Promoted scientific investigation of the paranormal. Born New York state, came to Europe aged 22. Returned to New York and married Anna in 1896. He bega...
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Literature, Paranormal, USA
2 memorials
George Lillie Craik
Born Kennoway, Fife. Literary scholar and writer. Created professor of English literature and history at Queen’s College, Belfast in 1849. Buried at Holywood, near Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1 memorial