Alfred Ainger

Alfred Ainger

Infobox Writer
name = Alfred Ainger


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caption = Canon Alfred Ainger, by Leslie Ward, 1892.
birthdate = birth date|1837|2|9|mf=y
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deathdate = death date and age|1904|2|8|1837|2|9|mf=y
deathplace =
occupation = Biographer and critic
nationality = English

Alfred Ainger (February 9, 1837 - February 8, 1904) was an English biographer and critic.

The son of an architect in London. He was educated at University College School, King's College London and Trinity College, Cambridge, from where he subsequently entered the Church, and, after holding various minor preferments, became Master of the Temple. He wrote memoirs of Thomas Hood and George Crabbe, but is best known for his biography of Charles Lamb and his edition of Lamb's works in 6 volumes (1883-88).

Works

* [http://www.archive.org/details/crabbealfred00ainguoft English Men of Letters: Crabbe] (1903)
* [http://www.archive.org/details/charleslamb00aingiala Charles Lamb] (1908)
* [http://www.archive.org/details/lettersofthechar024496mbp The Letters Of The Charles Lamb Vol - II]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/lecturesessays01aing Lectures and essays (Volume 1)]
* [http://www.archive.org/details/lecturesessays02aing Lectures and essays (Volume 2)] among other works co-authored with Lamb

References

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Persondata
NAME = Ainger, Alfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
SHORT DESCRIPTION = English biographer and critic
DATE OF BIRTH = 9 February 1837
PLACE OF BIRTH = England
DATE OF DEATH = 8 February 1904
PLACE OF DEATH = England


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