Bigg, John Stanyan — (1828 1865) Born at Ulverston in the Lake District and educated there and in Warwickshire, Bigg showed great literary promise at an early age; he used to recite the Arabian Nights to his friends, who paid him for the entertainment. He was… … British and Irish poets
Bigg — is a surname, and may refer to*Henry Bigg, fictional character from The Littles *John Stanyan Bigg (1828 1865), British poet *Mr. Bigg (born 1971), American rapper *Bigg (rapper) (born 1983), a Moroccan rapperee also*Biggs (surname) *Bigg s *Bigg … Wikipedia
Sydney Thompson Dobell — (April 5, 1824 August 22, 1874), English poet and critic, was born at Cranbrook, Kent.His father was a wine merchant, his mother a daughter of Samuel Thompson (1766 1837), a London political reformer. The family moved to Cheltenham when Dobell… … Wikipedia
Spasmodic poets — Spasmodic is a term applied by William Edmonstoune Aytoun to a group of British poets of the Victorian era, certainly with some derogatory as well as humorous intention. The epithet itself is attributed, by Thomas Carlyle, to Lord Byron.… … Wikipedia
Oxford period poetry anthologies — These are Oxford poetry anthologies of English poetry, which select from a given period. See also The Oxford Book of Twentieth Century English Verse. Contents 1 New Oxford Book of Seventeenth Century Verse (1991) 2 New Oxford Book of Eighteenth… … Wikipedia
