Ancient Greek poet. Wrote the Iliad and the Odyssey, which date from somewhere in the range 9th - 7th century BC.
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Homer
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Bermondsey Library - 1 - Homer
We would not describe this face as ugly so it can't be Socrates. We reckon i...
Homer bust
The figures either side represent Poetry and History. Ornamental Passions ha...
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The Arts Club - left - WW2
Our Greek consultant, David Hopkins, transcribed the Greek quotation and writ...
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Lalla Rookh - poem
An oriental romance by Thomas Moore. The eponymous heroine (the name means 'tulip cheeked') is engaged to the young king of Bukhara. She goes to meet him, but falls in love with Feramorz, a poet fr...
William Hazlitt
Essayist. Initially wanted to be a philosopher, then tried painting and then journalism, where he was a success: as a drama reviewer, art critic, political commentator and creating sports writing ...
Dr. Frederick James Furnivall
Born Egham, Surrey. Scholar and editor. He became honorary secretary of the philological society in 1853, where he laid the foundations for the Oxford English Dictionary. He founded a number of soc...
Dame Edith Sitwell
Poet and biographer. Born at Scarborough into the aristocracy. 6-foot tall, with elongated features she added to the effect with her exuberant flowing and ornate clothing. Her poetry was avant ...
John Galsworthy
Novelist and playwright. Born Kingston Hill, Surrey. Nobel Prize for literature, 1932. The Forsyte Saga is his best known work. Died Grove Lodge, Hampstead.