Writer and literary adviser. Born Newcastle upon Tyne. Came to London in 1828 to attend University College and to enter Inner Temple. A good friend of Charles Dickens he published his biography in 1872-4. Built Palace Gate House, W8 as a home for him and his wife, and died there.
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John Forster
Returned from his first trip to America Dickens spent some time here in 1842-...
The Rhymers' Club is not specifically mentioned on the plaque but Ye Olde Che...
Novel written by Leonard Woolf, published 1913, based on his experiences as a...
Born: Cheetham Hill on the edge of Manchester. Died at her home in Plandome, ...
