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Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1799). He
wrote: Modern Chivalry, or the Adventures
of Captain Farrago and Teague O'Regan, his
Servant) (1796-1806), a satire very popular
early in the present century.
Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, maiden name of
Mrs. M. E. Maxwell; born in London, 1837.
At an early age she began to write verses and
stories. Her novels are old-fashioned, based
on sensational plots, but with much narrative
power and descriptions of scenery, and have
long been popular. Among them are: Lady
Audley's Secret! (1862; uith ed. 1863); (Au-
rora Floyd' (1863; 8th ed. 1864); (The Story
of Barbara) (1880); (Asphodel (1881); (Ish-
mael (1884); "Wyllard's Weird' (1886); (The
Venetians) (1892); and many others. She has
also written comedies, and several volumes of
*
Bradford, Alden. An American historian
and journalist; born at Duxbury, Mass. , Nov.
19, 1765; died at Boston, Oct. 26, 1843. Ori-
ginally a Congregational divine, he became
Secretary of State of Massachusetts (1812-24),
and edited the Boston Gazette (1826). He
wrote: (History of Massachusetts, 1764-1820);
(History of the Federal Government); etc.
Bradford, Joseph. An American journalist
and dramatic author; born near Nashville,
Tenn. , Oct. 24, 1843; died in Boston, Mass. ,
April 13, 1886. His real name was William
Randolph Hunter. Besides satirical verses he
wrote a number of poems which were highly
esteemed, especially those on the death of Vic.
tor Hugo and of General Grant. His plays,
(Our Bachelors) and (One of the Finest,
were very successful and are still popular.
Bradford, William. An American colonial
governor and author; born in Austerfield, York-
shire, England, March 1588; died in Plym-
outh, Mass. , May 9, 1657. He was one of the
signers of the celebrated compact on the May-
flower; and in 1621, on the death of the first
governor, John Carver, was elected to the same
office, which he continued to fill (with the
exception of a brief period when he declined
re-election) until his death. His administra-
tion was remarkably efficient and successful,
especially in dealing with the Indians. His
(Diary of Occurrences, covering the first year
of the colony, was published in 1622. He left
a number of religious compositions in verse;
and historical prose compositions of great value,
the most important being his (History of the
Plymouth Plantation from the formation of
the society in England in 1602 down to 1647.
Bradley, Edward. See Bede, Cutabert.
Braga, Theophilo (brä'gä). A Portuguese
poet and scholar; born at St. Michael, Azores,
Feb. 24, 1843. On quitting the university of
Coimbra, he took up the study of Portuguese
literature, and made a great collection of popu-
lar romances, songs, and fairy tales, publishing
the results in a series of volumes. Also in 20
volumes he published a pretty complete history
of the national literature (1870–76). Besides
these works on the history of Portuguese let-
ters, he issued in 1877 a (General Outline of
the Positive Philosophy); in 1878 Positive So-
lutions of Portuguese Politics'; and in 1884 a
(System of Sociology. His poetical writings
comprise : 'Green Leaves, written in boyhood;
(The Vision of Time) (1864), a series of pict-
ures of the process of world-evolution, in the
manner of Victor Hugo; and "Undine of the
Lake.
Brainard, John Gardiner Calkins. An
American poet; born in New London, Conn. ,
Oct. 21, 1796; died there, Sept. 26, 1828. After
graduation at Yale in 1815, he went to Hart-
ford in 1822 and took charge of the Connecti-
cut Mirror. His poems were published in 1825;
the third edition, called "Literary Remains,
was edited with a biography by John G. Whit-
tier (1832).
Brandes, Edvard (brän'des). A Danish dram.
atist, story-writer, and essayist; born in Co-
penhagen, Oct. 21, 1847. Of his plays, A
Visit, Love,' and Under the Rule) are best
known; while studies on art subjects denote
his critical taste, and (The Politician) shows
him capable of well-planned and well-told fic-
tion.
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen. A Danish
man of letters; born at Copenhagen, Feb. 4,
1842. At the university he won a gold medal
for an essay on (The Idea of Fate among the
Ancients) (1862). He then made extended
travels in England, France, and Germany,
making acquaintance of men of note in letters
and in science. He afterward wrote works
which attained a European reputation, on the
history of contemporary literature in the coun.
tries named; Main Currents of 19th-Century
Literature, a work of profound research and
the author's masterpiece. He made a special
study of French Æsthetics in our Dayi
(1870), and published volumes of miscellaneous
(Æsthetic Studies) and (Critiques and Por-
traits. He settled in Berlin in 1877; in 1883
returned to Copenhagen, where he now
sides. *
Brandes, Johann Christian. A German
dramatist (1735-99); born at Stettin. He was
an indifferent actor, but his dramatic compo-
sitions were received with great favor in his
day. Some of his comedies possess very high
merit; especially (Appearances are Deceitful,
and (The Ennobled Shopkeeper. Shortly be-
fore his death he wrote a very instructive (His-
tory of his Life. )
Brandt or Brant, Sebastian (bränt). A
celebrated German satirical poet and human-
ist (1458–1521); born at Strasburg. He was
named an imperial councillor by the Emperor
Maximilian in 1503, and made count palatine.
He was not in sympathy with the Reformers.
Though he wrote Latin poems, and treatises
on jurisprudence, he is remembered as author of
re
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was
"The Ship of Fools,' a satire on the follies and
vices of the time (1494). Its distinguishing note
is its abounding humor; but it owed its great
popular success very largely to the clever wood-
cuts with which it was illustrated. It was
translated into Latin and several European
vernacular languages; into English by Henry
Watson, (The Grete Shyppe of Fooles of the
Worlde) (1517). Barclay's (Shyp of the Folys
of the Worlde) (1508) is in part a translation,
in part an adaptation. A more recent imitation
is W. H. Ireland's Modern Ship of Fools)
(1807). *
Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur
de (bron-tom'). A French chronicler (about
1527-1614); born at Périgord. He was for
many years traveler or soldier; retired to his
estate twenty years before his death, and used
his leisure in writing his (Memoirs,' in sections
devoted to 'Lives of Illustrious Men and Great
Captains of Foreign Countries ); of (Illustrious
Men, etc. , of France); of Illustrious Women);
of Courteous Dames); (Anecdotes of Duels);
(Spanish Rhodomontades and Oaths); etc. The
author is vain and egotistical, but thoroughly
naïve and honest. The style is charmingly
piquant, with frequent sallies of wit and flashes
of eloquence. He is indeed a fascinating
chronicler. His Complete Works, 10 vols. ,
were published at the Hague (1740). *
Brassey, Anne, Lady. An English descript-
ive writer; born in London, about 1840; died
at sea on the Sunbeam, Sept. 14, 1887. After
her marriage she spent half of her life at sea,
on Lord Brassey's yacht the Sunbeam. She
was buried at sea. Her travels are interest-
ing, popular, and have passed through many
editions. They are: Natural History of a
Voyage on the Sunbeam) (1878); . (Sunshine
and Storm in the East) (1879); (Tahiti? (1882);
(In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring
Forties) (1884); and (Three Voyages in the
Sunbeam (1886).
Braun, Karl (broun). A German political
writer (1822-93); born at Hadamar in Nas-
sau. Of his very numerous writings it suffices
to name: For Free Trade and Free Traffic
throughout all Germany) (1858); (Frankfort's
Cry of Distress); Pictures from Germany's
Littlestatedom.
Braun, Wilhelm von. A Swedish poet; born
Nov. 8, 1813; died Sept. 12, 1860. He aban-
doned the military career for literature, and
speedily became one of the most popular
poets. His Collected Works) contain every
conceivable form of poetical composition, but
his writings are characterized by licentiousness.
Braun von Braunthal (broun fon broun'täl).
An Austrian dramatist and novelist (1802-66);
born at Eger. He essayed all kinds of poetry,
and in all displayed no ordinary talent, but he
was deficient in correct taste and judgment.
Among his lyric compositions we have: (Songs
of a Hermit); (Morning, Noon, and Night in
a Poet's Life); the dramas (Count Julian and
Knight Shakspere); and several novels, as
(Donna Quixote, or the Life and Opinions of
a Sagacious Noble Lady of Young Germany)
Bray, Anna Eliza. An English woman of
letters; born in London, Dec. 25, 1790; died
there, Jan. 21, 1883. Her maiden name
Kempe; she studied for the stage, but in 1818
was married to Charles A. Stothard, son of
the famous artist, and after his death became
the wife of the Rev. Edward A. Bray, vicar
of Tavistock. From 1826 to 1874 she wrote at
least a dozen novels, one of which, (The
Talba, or the Moor of Portugal, brought her
the acquaintance of Southey. She wrote the
(Life of Thomas Stothard (1856), and many
books of travels. der letters addressed to
Southey on the superstitions and scenery of
Tavistock, entitled “The Borders of the Tamar
and the Tavy) (3 vols. , 1836; new ed. 1879),
and (A Peep at the Pixies, or Legends of the
West' (1854), are esteemed. Mrs. Bray's Auto-
biography) appeared in 1884.
Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson (brek'in-
rij). A noted Presbyterian divine and theo-
logical writer; born at Cabell's Dale, Ky. ,
March 8, 1800; died at Danville, Ky. , Dec. 27,
1871. He was originally a lawyer. He became
president of Jefferson College, 1845-47; from
1847 he was pastor at Lexington, Ky. He was
a leader in the division of the Presbyterian
Church in 1837 into Old and New Schools.
His chief work was knowledge of God, Ob-
jectively Considered) (1857); (Knowledge of
God, Subjectively Considered (1859).
Breden, Christiane. See Christen.
Brederoo, Gerbrant Adriaenszoon (brā'de.
ro). A distinguished Dutch dramatist and
poet; born at Amsterdam, March 16, 1585; died
there, July 8, 1618. His best poesy is in (The
Meditative Song-Book) and (The Great Fount-
ain of Love); collections of grave and gay
pieces, all of which have been very popular,
and since his time often reprinted. His lyrics
are admired for their musical verse and their
tender sensibility; but his masterpiece is un-
questionably the Jerolimo) (Spaansche Bra-
bander Jerolimo), a comedy based upon a
French version of one of Mendoza's plays.
Another comedy, Moortje, is an adaptation
from Terence.
Brehm, Alfred Edmund (brām). A German
naturalist and zoologist; born in Renthendorf,
Feb. 2, 1829; died there, Nov. II, 1884. He
traveled widely and studied long, partly taught
by his father, likewise a distinguished scientist ;
producing finally, among a variety of works,
his monumental (Animal Life, Illustrated' ( 3d
ed. 1890-93), a series of volumes translated
and quoted extensively.
Bremer, Fredrika (brām'er). A Swedish
novelist (1801-65); born in Abo, Finland. She
was brought up in the neighborhood of Stock.
holm. She was a voluminous writer, and the
income from her publications enabled her to
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make extensive travels over Europe and in
America. Till 1839 her fame was restricted to
Sweden; then it began to extend to Germany;
in 1842 was published in London, in English,
(The Neighbors, and forthwith in rapid suc-
cession translations appeared of “The Diary);
(The H. Family); (The President's Family);
and several others of her charming delinea-
tions of domestic life in Sweden. She visited
the United States in 1849; and in 1851 her
Homes of the New World) was published
simultaneously in England, Sweden, and this
country. *
Brentano, Clemens (bren-ta'no). A Ger-
man poet and novelist (1778-1842); born at
Ehrenbreitstein. He wrote a Life of the
Virgin Mary, based on alleged revelations.
Among the works of his early days are found
some gems of lyric poetry; and his dramatic
productions -(The Merry Musicians) (1803);
(Ponce de Leon (1804); (The Founding of
Prague) (1815) - manifest great power. Some
of his minor novels were very successful; among
them "The Good Caspar and the Fair Annie)
(1817), called by German critics a masterpiece
in miniature. ) His Fairy Tales) did not ap-
pear till after his death. *
Brentano, Elizabeth, commonly known as
Bettina von Arnim. A German writer (1785-
1859), sister of Clemens Brentano, and famed
for (Goethe's Correspondence with a Child);
which, to a great extent fictitious, is, from a
purely poetic point of view, one of the fairest
specimens of romanticism. It was translated
by her into English, and in that garb consti-
tutes a literary curiosity. Of a similar nature
is her correspondence with Caroline von Gün-
derode, the friend of her youth, published
under the title (Die Günderode) (1840). She
also wrote (This Book Belongs to the King)
(1843), an attempt to solve the question of
pauperism. *
Breton, Nicholas. An English poet of whose
life little is known (1545-1626). He was very
versatile, and wrote moral and religious poems,
satires, romances, books of character, a com-
plete letter-writer, pastorals, and lyrics. At his
best his verse compares favorably with the
sweetest of the Elizabethan singers. Some of
his works have only lately been recovered.
Grosart, Breton's Poems. ?
Breton de los Herreros, Manuel (brā ton'
dā lös ār-rā'ros). A Spanish poet (1800-73);
born in the province of Logroño. He is the
most notable Spanish poet of the first half of
the 19th century. He gave to the Spanish
stage 150 plays, some of them original, others
derived from ancient Spanish sources or trans-
lated from French or Italian. In him the old
French comedy finds not so much an imitator
as its last true representative. Among his best
original comedies are : I'm Going Back to
Madrid); "Here I am in Madrid); (This
World is All a Farce); Die Once and You'll
See. He was less successful in the historic
drama than in comedy. His satiric poems,
(Hypocrisy); Moral Epistle on the Manners
of the Age); and "Shamelessness,' are not un-
worthy of their author's great fame.
Bretschneider, Heinrich Gottfried
(bret'shni-der). An Austrian satirist (1739-
1810. ) Being in government office, he published
nearly all his writings anonymously. Most
notable perhaps of all his compositions is the
fine street ballad, “Frightful Story of the Mur.
der of Young Werther. Worthy of mention
too is the "Saints' Kalendar for 1788,' admired
by Joseph II for its witty sallies; also (George
Waller's Life and Morals,' a lively satire on
the intrigues of the court counselors and their
agents.
Bretzner, Christian Friedrich (bretsʻner).
A German dramatist (1748-1807); born at Leip-
sic. He wrote several successful comedies, fore-
most among them (The Marriage Broker, and
(The Go-Between'; also two musical dramas,
one of which, 'Belmont and Constantia, or the
Elopement from the Seraglio,' was used by
Mozart as a libretto. He wrote, on the basis
of designs by Chodoviecki and Hogarth, a
story, “Life of a Rake, in three volumes (1787 -
88), which for a while was very popular
Brewer, Antony.
An English dramatist wio
lived in the 17th century. He is the author of
(The Love-Sick King' (1655), reprinted as
(The Perjured Nun' (1680). The famous play
(Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses
for Supremacy) (1607), half masque, half mo-
rality, was long ascribed to him and bestowed
fame on his name. (The Merry Devil of Eá
monton' (1608) and (The Country Girl (1647)
were long taken for his.
Brewer, E. Cobham. An English clergyman
and lexicographer; born in London, May 2,
1810. He received his education at Cambridge,
and entered the ministry. He has edited sev.
eral valuable reference books, among which
are : (Guide to Science) (1850); Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable) (1885); (Reader's Hand-
book) (1884); Dictionary of Miracles); etc.
Bridges, Robert. An American essayist and
critic, writing under the pseudonym Droch);
born in Pennsylvania, 1858. He has been assist-
ant editor of Scribner's Magazine since 1877,
literary critic of Life since 1883. He has writ-
ten: Overheard in Arcady,' dialogues about
contemporary writers; (Suppressed Chapters
and Other Bookishness. )
Brierley, Benjamin. An English sketch-
writer; born in Failsworth, Lancashire, in 1825.
His reputation rests on numerous stories and
sketches written in the Lancashire dialect.
His pseudonym is “Ab-o'-th' Yate. Among
his best books are: (Tales and Sketches of
Lancashire Life) (London, 1862) and 'Chron-
icles of Waverlow) (1863). "Ab-o'-th-Yate
in Yankeeland describes two visits to Amer.
ica (1887).
Briggs, Charles Augustus. An American
clergyman and religious writer; born in New
York city, Jan. 15, 1841. For a number of
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years he was pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Roselle, N. J. In 1874 he was ap-
pointed professor of Hebrew in Union Theo-
logical Seminary in New York city. He was
tried for heresy in 1892, but was acquitted.
Among his works are: (American Presbyteri-
anism (1885); (The Messiah of the Apostles)
(1886); (The Messiah of the Gospels); (The
Higher Criticism of the Hexateuch); and “The
Bible, the Church, and the Reason.
Briggs, Charles Frederick. An American
journalist and author; born at Nantucket,
Mass. , in 1804; died in Brooklyn, N. Y. , June
20, 1877. He was prominently connected with
several newspapers, among others the New
York Times and New York Independent. Be-
sides several poems, he wrote: (The Advent-
ures of Harry Franco) (1839); (The Haunted
Merchant) (1843); (History of the Atlantic
Telegraph Cable) (1860), in collaboration with
Augustus Maverick.
Bright, John. An English statesman; born
near Rochdale in Lancashire, Nov. 16, 1811;
died March 27, 1889. The son of a wealthy
Quaker cotton manufacturer, after his father's
death his brother's generously sharing the
protits of the business with him enabled him
to remain in public life. In early life he began
to take an active part in social and political
reform. He entered Parliament in 1843, and
voted for repeal of the Corn Laws and for
factory regulation. He sympathized with the
North in the Civil War. He first entered the
government in 1868, as president of the Board
of Trade. Thereafter he held office under every
Liberal administration till 1882. He was an
eloquent and impressive orator. His speeches
and addresses were published in successive
volumes, 1867-69-79, and his “Public Letters)
in 1885. *
Brillat-Savarin, Anthelme (bre-yä'-sä-vä-
ran'). A French author (1755-1826). He was
a deputy to the national convention in 1789;
emigrated in 1793 and passed some time in
the United States; returned to France in 1796.
His writings were mostly anonymous; his title
to fame is the work (Physiology of Taste, an
essay on the social implications of gastronomy,
written in elegant style with profound knowl-
edge of the subject-matter. *
Brink, Jan ten (brink). A Dutch novelist
and literary critic; born at Appingedam, June
15, 1834. Besides many essays on the literature
of his own country, of France, and of England,
he has written several novels ; among them:
(Mrs. de Roggeveen's Son-in-Law); (Holland
Dames and Cavaliers); Jan Starter and his
Wife); and a (Historic Essay on the French
Revolution. '
Brinton, Daniel Garrison. An American
surgeon, archæologist, and ethnologist; born
at Thornbury, Pa. , May 13, 1837. During the
Civil War he was a surgeon in the Union
army. From 1867 to 1887 he was editor of the
Medical and Surgical Reporter. In 1884 he
was appointed professor of ethnology at the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia ;
and in 1886 professor of American linguistics
and archæology in the University of Pennsyl-
vania. Among his many works are : Notes
on the Floridian Peninsula) (1859); (Ameri-
can Hero Myths) (1882); (Aboriginal American
Anthology); etc. He has edited the Maya
chronicles, and is a high authority on ali
American archæological topics.
Brisebarre, Edouard Louis (brēz-bär'). A
French dramatist (1818–71); born at Paris. He
made a brilliant theatrical success with his first
piece, (Cagliostro's Vial (1835). Thereafter
he produced more than 100 dramas and low
comedies, mostly in collaboration with other
writers. His most notable productions are:
(A Bengal Tiger); Leonard, which had an
almost unexampled (run); (The Mad Cow. '
Bristed, Charles Astor. (“Carl Benson. ”)
An American scholar and author; born in
New York city, Oct. 6, 1820; died in Wash-
ington, D. C. , Jan. 15, 1874. He graduated
from Yale University in 1839, and from Trin-
ity College, Cambridge, England, in 1845. He
traveled extensively in Europe, and was a fre-
quent contributor to the magazines. Among
his works are: Five Years in an English
University) (1851); (The Upper Ten Thou-
sand? (1852); "Interference Theory of Govern-
ment) (1868).
Britton, Nathaniel Lord. An American
scientific writer; born on Staten Island, N. Y. ,
Jan. 15, 1858. He is professor of botany in
Columbia University School of Mines. Among
his works are: (Geology of Staten Island
(1880); (Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey)
(1882); and (An Illustrated Flora of the North-
ern United States, Canada, and the British
Possessions, from Newfoundland to the Par-
allel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia and
from the Atlantic Ocean to the 102d Meridian,'
in collaboration with A. Brown,-a very au-
thoritative work, now in course of publication
by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Brizeux, Julien Auguste Pélage (bre-ze').
A French poet (1803 58); born at Lorient. He
made his début with the charming idyl (Marie)
(1831), in which are seen all the graces of per-
fect poetic form conjoined with tenderest sen.
timent. His reputation as a true poet was well
sustained by the works which followed : ( The
Bretons) and (Stories in Verse, both crowned
by the Academy. He composed some verses
also in his native Breton speech. Ilis (Com-
plete Works) are in four volumes.
Brockes, Barthold Heinrich (brok'es). A
German poet (1680-1747); born at Hamburg.
After many years spent in high political and
diplomatic situations, he became a magistrate
at Ritzebüttel. There, in congenial retirement,
he composed his Country Life at Ritzebüttel,
a series of fine contemplations of the ever-
changing phases of the sea. He afterward
published a collection of his religious poetry:
(Earthly Enjoyment in God: Poems of Nature
and Morality
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Yorkshire, 1820; died in Scarborough, May 28,
1849. She spent her life in her father's par-
sonage at Haworth; had a short experience
as a governess; and published poems with
her sisters. Her novels are: (Agnes Grey)
(1847); “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848).
* (See (Charlotte Bronté and her Sisters. ')
Bronté, Charlotte. An English novelist;
born in Thornton, April 21, 1816; died in
Haworth, March 31, 1855. Her Jane Eyre)
(London, 1847) was published under her pseu-
donym “Currer Bell”; and many personal
experiences are embodied in her novels, which
are : Jane Eyre! (1847); (Shirley) (1849);
(Villette (1853); (The Professor) (1855); and
(Emma,' unfinished. Collective edition, 7 vols. ,
1872. *
Bronté, Emily. (“Ellis Bell. ”] An English
novelist, sister of Charlotte ; born in Thornton,
1818; died in Haworth, Dec. 19, 1848. Her
novel Wuthering Heights) (1847) shows a
powerful and fantastic imagination. * (See
(Charlotte Bronté and her Sisters. ')
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Brockett, Linus Pierpont. An American
historical and miscellaneous writer; born in
Canton, Conn. , Oct. 16, 1820; died Jan. 13, 1893.
He graduated from Yale Medical College in
1843. Since 1847 he has devoted himself to
literature; he has contributed largely to ency-
clopædias, and has published over 40 works,
among which are: (History of Education)
(1849); History of the Civil War' (1866);
(The Silk Industry of America) (1876).
Brodhead, Mrs. Eva Wilder (McGlasson).
An American novelist. Among her most pop-
ular works are: (One of the Visconti); Di-
ana's Livery); (An Earthly Paragon); (Bound
in Shallows.
Brodzinski, Kazimierz (brod-zins'kē). A
Polish poet; born at Krolovka, Galicia, March
8, 1791 ; died at Dresden, Oct. 10, 1835. In 1818
he lectured in Warsaw on Polish literature,
and was afterward professor in the university.
In his idyl (Wieslav) (1820) the life of the
Polish peasantry is beautifully idealized. His
works were published in 1842 (10 vols. ).
Brofferio, Angelo (brof-fā'rē-o). An Italian
poet and journalist; born near Asti, Piedmont,
in 1802; died May 26, 1866. He wrote several
dramas and comedies : (Salvator Rosa); Re-
turn of the Proscript'; My Cousin'; (All for
the Best): they met with much popular favor.
By a volume of patriotic (Songs,' he obtained
from his countrymen the title “Piedmontese
Béranger. ” His journal, Voce della Libertà,
was a powerful instrument in bringing about
the unification of Italy. He published two vol-
umes of (Memoirs. )
Brome, Alexander. An English poet; born,
1620; died 1666. He was of pronounced royal-
ist sympathies, and is remembered for various
stanzas, published under the title Songs and
Poems) (1661), and a comedy called (The
Cunning Lovers) (1654).
Brome, Richard. An English dramatist;
supposed to have died in 1652. Nothing is
known of his birth or early history, save that
he was of humble origin. He was the servant
of Ben Jonson, and wrote himself into high
repute. He is mentioned in the induction to
Jonson's Bartholomew Fair. Jonson praised
his work, and Brome always refers to Jonson
with pride. Jonson was of course his model,
men and manners his study. His most suc-
cessful play appears to have been (The North-
ern Lass) (1632), frequently acted at the Globe
and Blackfriars; (The Sparagus Garden (1635)
was also popular. The best known dramas
besides these are: (The Antipodes) (1640);
(The Jovial Crew) (1652); (The City Wit)
(1653); and (The Court Beggar) (1653). With
Thomas Heywood he wrote (The Late Lan-
cashire Witches) (1634). Brome also wrote
minor poems. Two volumes of Works) were
published in London, 1653-59; and Brome's
Dramatic Works) in London, 1873.
Bronté, Anne. (“Acton Bell. )) An English
novelist, sister of Charlotte ; born in Thornton,
Brooke, Henry. An Irish novelist and dram-
atist; born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ire-
land, about 1703; died in Dublin, Oct. 10, 1783.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,
and studied law in London, where he became
a friend of Pope. His play (Gustavus Vasa)
(1739) was performed in Dublin as (The Pa.
triot. ' The Fool of Quality, or the History
of Henry, Earl of Moreland (5 vols. , London,
1760) is his best novel. It was republished
under the supervision of Charles Kingsley in
1859. Brooke's works were collected in 4 vols. ,
London, 1778.
Brooke, Stopford Augustus. An Irish critic;
born in Letterkenny, Ireland, in 1832. He
graduated at Trinity College, Dublin; seceded
from the Church of England, and now has
charge of a Unitarian chapel in Bloomsbury.
He has published religious books; but is noted
for his scholarly and interesting works on
English literature, including History of Early
English Literature) (1892), and (Tennyson: his
Art and Relation to Modern Life) (1894).
Brooks, Charles Timothy. An American
clergyman, translator, and author; born in
Salem, Mass. , June 20, 1813; died in Newport,
R. I. , June 14, 1883. He became a minister in
the Unitarian Church in 1835. He is best
known as a translator from the German of
Schiller, Richter, Goethe, and Schefer. Among
his original works are: 'Controversy Touching
the Old Stone Mill (1851); 'Songs of Field
and Flood' (1854); Poems, Original and
Translated) (1885).
Brooks, Charles William Shirley. An
English humorist; born in London, April 29,
1816; died there, Feb. 23, 1874. He was the
son of an architect, and forsook law for jour-
nalism. In 1853 he was sent on a mission
to report on the condition of labor and the
poor in Russia, Syria, and Egypt; the result
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of which appeared in "The Russians of the
South) (1856). He wrote political articles,
attracted attention by several dramas and bur-
lesques, and in 1854 joined the staff of the
London Punch. In 1870 he succeeded Mark
Lemon as its editor. His novels - which in-
clude: Aspen Court) (1855); (The Gordian
Knot) (1860); (The Silver Cord (1861);
(Sooner or Later, with illustrations by Du
Maurier (3 vols. , 1866-68); (The Naggletons)
(1875) show keen observation. He also wrote
(Amusing Poetry) (1857). His son, Reginald
Shirley, collected Brooks's (Wit and Humor
from Punch) (1875).
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter. Born in Lowell,
Mass. , in 1846. He is the author of popular
juvenile books: Historic Boys) (New York,
1885); “Chivalric Days) (1886); “The Story of
the American Indian (1887); (The Story of
New York) (1888).
Brooks, Maria Gowan. An American poet,
pseudonym “Maria del Occidente » ; born in
Medford, Mass. , about 1795; died in Matan-
zas, Cuba, Nov. II, 1845. She spent her youth
in Charlestown, Mass.
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verse.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1799). He
wrote: Modern Chivalry, or the Adventures
of Captain Farrago and Teague O'Regan, his
Servant) (1796-1806), a satire very popular
early in the present century.
Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, maiden name of
Mrs. M. E. Maxwell; born in London, 1837.
At an early age she began to write verses and
stories. Her novels are old-fashioned, based
on sensational plots, but with much narrative
power and descriptions of scenery, and have
long been popular. Among them are: Lady
Audley's Secret! (1862; uith ed. 1863); (Au-
rora Floyd' (1863; 8th ed. 1864); (The Story
of Barbara) (1880); (Asphodel (1881); (Ish-
mael (1884); "Wyllard's Weird' (1886); (The
Venetians) (1892); and many others. She has
also written comedies, and several volumes of
*
Bradford, Alden. An American historian
and journalist; born at Duxbury, Mass. , Nov.
19, 1765; died at Boston, Oct. 26, 1843. Ori-
ginally a Congregational divine, he became
Secretary of State of Massachusetts (1812-24),
and edited the Boston Gazette (1826). He
wrote: (History of Massachusetts, 1764-1820);
(History of the Federal Government); etc.
Bradford, Joseph. An American journalist
and dramatic author; born near Nashville,
Tenn. , Oct. 24, 1843; died in Boston, Mass. ,
April 13, 1886. His real name was William
Randolph Hunter. Besides satirical verses he
wrote a number of poems which were highly
esteemed, especially those on the death of Vic.
tor Hugo and of General Grant. His plays,
(Our Bachelors) and (One of the Finest,
were very successful and are still popular.
Bradford, William. An American colonial
governor and author; born in Austerfield, York-
shire, England, March 1588; died in Plym-
outh, Mass. , May 9, 1657. He was one of the
signers of the celebrated compact on the May-
flower; and in 1621, on the death of the first
governor, John Carver, was elected to the same
office, which he continued to fill (with the
exception of a brief period when he declined
re-election) until his death. His administra-
tion was remarkably efficient and successful,
especially in dealing with the Indians. His
(Diary of Occurrences, covering the first year
of the colony, was published in 1622. He left
a number of religious compositions in verse;
and historical prose compositions of great value,
the most important being his (History of the
Plymouth Plantation from the formation of
the society in England in 1602 down to 1647.
Bradley, Edward. See Bede, Cutabert.
Braga, Theophilo (brä'gä). A Portuguese
poet and scholar; born at St. Michael, Azores,
Feb. 24, 1843. On quitting the university of
Coimbra, he took up the study of Portuguese
literature, and made a great collection of popu-
lar romances, songs, and fairy tales, publishing
the results in a series of volumes. Also in 20
volumes he published a pretty complete history
of the national literature (1870–76). Besides
these works on the history of Portuguese let-
ters, he issued in 1877 a (General Outline of
the Positive Philosophy); in 1878 Positive So-
lutions of Portuguese Politics'; and in 1884 a
(System of Sociology. His poetical writings
comprise : 'Green Leaves, written in boyhood;
(The Vision of Time) (1864), a series of pict-
ures of the process of world-evolution, in the
manner of Victor Hugo; and "Undine of the
Lake.
Brainard, John Gardiner Calkins. An
American poet; born in New London, Conn. ,
Oct. 21, 1796; died there, Sept. 26, 1828. After
graduation at Yale in 1815, he went to Hart-
ford in 1822 and took charge of the Connecti-
cut Mirror. His poems were published in 1825;
the third edition, called "Literary Remains,
was edited with a biography by John G. Whit-
tier (1832).
Brandes, Edvard (brän'des). A Danish dram.
atist, story-writer, and essayist; born in Co-
penhagen, Oct. 21, 1847. Of his plays, A
Visit, Love,' and Under the Rule) are best
known; while studies on art subjects denote
his critical taste, and (The Politician) shows
him capable of well-planned and well-told fic-
tion.
Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen. A Danish
man of letters; born at Copenhagen, Feb. 4,
1842. At the university he won a gold medal
for an essay on (The Idea of Fate among the
Ancients) (1862). He then made extended
travels in England, France, and Germany,
making acquaintance of men of note in letters
and in science. He afterward wrote works
which attained a European reputation, on the
history of contemporary literature in the coun.
tries named; Main Currents of 19th-Century
Literature, a work of profound research and
the author's masterpiece. He made a special
study of French Æsthetics in our Dayi
(1870), and published volumes of miscellaneous
(Æsthetic Studies) and (Critiques and Por-
traits. He settled in Berlin in 1877; in 1883
returned to Copenhagen, where he now
sides. *
Brandes, Johann Christian. A German
dramatist (1735-99); born at Stettin. He was
an indifferent actor, but his dramatic compo-
sitions were received with great favor in his
day. Some of his comedies possess very high
merit; especially (Appearances are Deceitful,
and (The Ennobled Shopkeeper. Shortly be-
fore his death he wrote a very instructive (His-
tory of his Life. )
Brandt or Brant, Sebastian (bränt). A
celebrated German satirical poet and human-
ist (1458–1521); born at Strasburg. He was
named an imperial councillor by the Emperor
Maximilian in 1503, and made count palatine.
He was not in sympathy with the Reformers.
Though he wrote Latin poems, and treatises
on jurisprudence, he is remembered as author of
re
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was
"The Ship of Fools,' a satire on the follies and
vices of the time (1494). Its distinguishing note
is its abounding humor; but it owed its great
popular success very largely to the clever wood-
cuts with which it was illustrated. It was
translated into Latin and several European
vernacular languages; into English by Henry
Watson, (The Grete Shyppe of Fooles of the
Worlde) (1517). Barclay's (Shyp of the Folys
of the Worlde) (1508) is in part a translation,
in part an adaptation. A more recent imitation
is W. H. Ireland's Modern Ship of Fools)
(1807). *
Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, Seigneur
de (bron-tom'). A French chronicler (about
1527-1614); born at Périgord. He was for
many years traveler or soldier; retired to his
estate twenty years before his death, and used
his leisure in writing his (Memoirs,' in sections
devoted to 'Lives of Illustrious Men and Great
Captains of Foreign Countries ); of (Illustrious
Men, etc. , of France); of Illustrious Women);
of Courteous Dames); (Anecdotes of Duels);
(Spanish Rhodomontades and Oaths); etc. The
author is vain and egotistical, but thoroughly
naïve and honest. The style is charmingly
piquant, with frequent sallies of wit and flashes
of eloquence. He is indeed a fascinating
chronicler. His Complete Works, 10 vols. ,
were published at the Hague (1740). *
Brassey, Anne, Lady. An English descript-
ive writer; born in London, about 1840; died
at sea on the Sunbeam, Sept. 14, 1887. After
her marriage she spent half of her life at sea,
on Lord Brassey's yacht the Sunbeam. She
was buried at sea. Her travels are interest-
ing, popular, and have passed through many
editions. They are: Natural History of a
Voyage on the Sunbeam) (1878); . (Sunshine
and Storm in the East) (1879); (Tahiti? (1882);
(In the Trades, the Tropics, and the Roaring
Forties) (1884); and (Three Voyages in the
Sunbeam (1886).
Braun, Karl (broun). A German political
writer (1822-93); born at Hadamar in Nas-
sau. Of his very numerous writings it suffices
to name: For Free Trade and Free Traffic
throughout all Germany) (1858); (Frankfort's
Cry of Distress); Pictures from Germany's
Littlestatedom.
Braun, Wilhelm von. A Swedish poet; born
Nov. 8, 1813; died Sept. 12, 1860. He aban-
doned the military career for literature, and
speedily became one of the most popular
poets. His Collected Works) contain every
conceivable form of poetical composition, but
his writings are characterized by licentiousness.
Braun von Braunthal (broun fon broun'täl).
An Austrian dramatist and novelist (1802-66);
born at Eger. He essayed all kinds of poetry,
and in all displayed no ordinary talent, but he
was deficient in correct taste and judgment.
Among his lyric compositions we have: (Songs
of a Hermit); (Morning, Noon, and Night in
a Poet's Life); the dramas (Count Julian and
Knight Shakspere); and several novels, as
(Donna Quixote, or the Life and Opinions of
a Sagacious Noble Lady of Young Germany)
Bray, Anna Eliza. An English woman of
letters; born in London, Dec. 25, 1790; died
there, Jan. 21, 1883. Her maiden name
Kempe; she studied for the stage, but in 1818
was married to Charles A. Stothard, son of
the famous artist, and after his death became
the wife of the Rev. Edward A. Bray, vicar
of Tavistock. From 1826 to 1874 she wrote at
least a dozen novels, one of which, (The
Talba, or the Moor of Portugal, brought her
the acquaintance of Southey. She wrote the
(Life of Thomas Stothard (1856), and many
books of travels. der letters addressed to
Southey on the superstitions and scenery of
Tavistock, entitled “The Borders of the Tamar
and the Tavy) (3 vols. , 1836; new ed. 1879),
and (A Peep at the Pixies, or Legends of the
West' (1854), are esteemed. Mrs. Bray's Auto-
biography) appeared in 1884.
Breckinridge, Robert Jefferson (brek'in-
rij). A noted Presbyterian divine and theo-
logical writer; born at Cabell's Dale, Ky. ,
March 8, 1800; died at Danville, Ky. , Dec. 27,
1871. He was originally a lawyer. He became
president of Jefferson College, 1845-47; from
1847 he was pastor at Lexington, Ky. He was
a leader in the division of the Presbyterian
Church in 1837 into Old and New Schools.
His chief work was knowledge of God, Ob-
jectively Considered) (1857); (Knowledge of
God, Subjectively Considered (1859).
Breden, Christiane. See Christen.
Brederoo, Gerbrant Adriaenszoon (brā'de.
ro). A distinguished Dutch dramatist and
poet; born at Amsterdam, March 16, 1585; died
there, July 8, 1618. His best poesy is in (The
Meditative Song-Book) and (The Great Fount-
ain of Love); collections of grave and gay
pieces, all of which have been very popular,
and since his time often reprinted. His lyrics
are admired for their musical verse and their
tender sensibility; but his masterpiece is un-
questionably the Jerolimo) (Spaansche Bra-
bander Jerolimo), a comedy based upon a
French version of one of Mendoza's plays.
Another comedy, Moortje, is an adaptation
from Terence.
Brehm, Alfred Edmund (brām). A German
naturalist and zoologist; born in Renthendorf,
Feb. 2, 1829; died there, Nov. II, 1884. He
traveled widely and studied long, partly taught
by his father, likewise a distinguished scientist ;
producing finally, among a variety of works,
his monumental (Animal Life, Illustrated' ( 3d
ed. 1890-93), a series of volumes translated
and quoted extensively.
Bremer, Fredrika (brām'er). A Swedish
novelist (1801-65); born in Abo, Finland. She
was brought up in the neighborhood of Stock.
holm. She was a voluminous writer, and the
income from her publications enabled her to
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VOD
make extensive travels over Europe and in
America. Till 1839 her fame was restricted to
Sweden; then it began to extend to Germany;
in 1842 was published in London, in English,
(The Neighbors, and forthwith in rapid suc-
cession translations appeared of “The Diary);
(The H. Family); (The President's Family);
and several others of her charming delinea-
tions of domestic life in Sweden. She visited
the United States in 1849; and in 1851 her
Homes of the New World) was published
simultaneously in England, Sweden, and this
country. *
Brentano, Clemens (bren-ta'no). A Ger-
man poet and novelist (1778-1842); born at
Ehrenbreitstein. He wrote a Life of the
Virgin Mary, based on alleged revelations.
Among the works of his early days are found
some gems of lyric poetry; and his dramatic
productions -(The Merry Musicians) (1803);
(Ponce de Leon (1804); (The Founding of
Prague) (1815) - manifest great power. Some
of his minor novels were very successful; among
them "The Good Caspar and the Fair Annie)
(1817), called by German critics a masterpiece
in miniature. ) His Fairy Tales) did not ap-
pear till after his death. *
Brentano, Elizabeth, commonly known as
Bettina von Arnim. A German writer (1785-
1859), sister of Clemens Brentano, and famed
for (Goethe's Correspondence with a Child);
which, to a great extent fictitious, is, from a
purely poetic point of view, one of the fairest
specimens of romanticism. It was translated
by her into English, and in that garb consti-
tutes a literary curiosity. Of a similar nature
is her correspondence with Caroline von Gün-
derode, the friend of her youth, published
under the title (Die Günderode) (1840). She
also wrote (This Book Belongs to the King)
(1843), an attempt to solve the question of
pauperism. *
Breton, Nicholas. An English poet of whose
life little is known (1545-1626). He was very
versatile, and wrote moral and religious poems,
satires, romances, books of character, a com-
plete letter-writer, pastorals, and lyrics. At his
best his verse compares favorably with the
sweetest of the Elizabethan singers. Some of
his works have only lately been recovered.
Grosart, Breton's Poems. ?
Breton de los Herreros, Manuel (brā ton'
dā lös ār-rā'ros). A Spanish poet (1800-73);
born in the province of Logroño. He is the
most notable Spanish poet of the first half of
the 19th century. He gave to the Spanish
stage 150 plays, some of them original, others
derived from ancient Spanish sources or trans-
lated from French or Italian. In him the old
French comedy finds not so much an imitator
as its last true representative. Among his best
original comedies are : I'm Going Back to
Madrid); "Here I am in Madrid); (This
World is All a Farce); Die Once and You'll
See. He was less successful in the historic
drama than in comedy. His satiric poems,
(Hypocrisy); Moral Epistle on the Manners
of the Age); and "Shamelessness,' are not un-
worthy of their author's great fame.
Bretschneider, Heinrich Gottfried
(bret'shni-der). An Austrian satirist (1739-
1810. ) Being in government office, he published
nearly all his writings anonymously. Most
notable perhaps of all his compositions is the
fine street ballad, “Frightful Story of the Mur.
der of Young Werther. Worthy of mention
too is the "Saints' Kalendar for 1788,' admired
by Joseph II for its witty sallies; also (George
Waller's Life and Morals,' a lively satire on
the intrigues of the court counselors and their
agents.
Bretzner, Christian Friedrich (bretsʻner).
A German dramatist (1748-1807); born at Leip-
sic. He wrote several successful comedies, fore-
most among them (The Marriage Broker, and
(The Go-Between'; also two musical dramas,
one of which, 'Belmont and Constantia, or the
Elopement from the Seraglio,' was used by
Mozart as a libretto. He wrote, on the basis
of designs by Chodoviecki and Hogarth, a
story, “Life of a Rake, in three volumes (1787 -
88), which for a while was very popular
Brewer, Antony.
An English dramatist wio
lived in the 17th century. He is the author of
(The Love-Sick King' (1655), reprinted as
(The Perjured Nun' (1680). The famous play
(Lingua, or the Combat of the Five Senses
for Supremacy) (1607), half masque, half mo-
rality, was long ascribed to him and bestowed
fame on his name. (The Merry Devil of Eá
monton' (1608) and (The Country Girl (1647)
were long taken for his.
Brewer, E. Cobham. An English clergyman
and lexicographer; born in London, May 2,
1810. He received his education at Cambridge,
and entered the ministry. He has edited sev.
eral valuable reference books, among which
are : (Guide to Science) (1850); Dictionary of
Phrase and Fable) (1885); (Reader's Hand-
book) (1884); Dictionary of Miracles); etc.
Bridges, Robert. An American essayist and
critic, writing under the pseudonym Droch);
born in Pennsylvania, 1858. He has been assist-
ant editor of Scribner's Magazine since 1877,
literary critic of Life since 1883. He has writ-
ten: Overheard in Arcady,' dialogues about
contemporary writers; (Suppressed Chapters
and Other Bookishness. )
Brierley, Benjamin. An English sketch-
writer; born in Failsworth, Lancashire, in 1825.
His reputation rests on numerous stories and
sketches written in the Lancashire dialect.
His pseudonym is “Ab-o'-th' Yate. Among
his best books are: (Tales and Sketches of
Lancashire Life) (London, 1862) and 'Chron-
icles of Waverlow) (1863). "Ab-o'-th-Yate
in Yankeeland describes two visits to Amer.
ica (1887).
Briggs, Charles Augustus. An American
clergyman and religious writer; born in New
York city, Jan. 15, 1841. For a number of
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years he was pastor of the Presbyterian
Church at Roselle, N. J. In 1874 he was ap-
pointed professor of Hebrew in Union Theo-
logical Seminary in New York city. He was
tried for heresy in 1892, but was acquitted.
Among his works are: (American Presbyteri-
anism (1885); (The Messiah of the Apostles)
(1886); (The Messiah of the Gospels); (The
Higher Criticism of the Hexateuch); and “The
Bible, the Church, and the Reason.
Briggs, Charles Frederick. An American
journalist and author; born at Nantucket,
Mass. , in 1804; died in Brooklyn, N. Y. , June
20, 1877. He was prominently connected with
several newspapers, among others the New
York Times and New York Independent. Be-
sides several poems, he wrote: (The Advent-
ures of Harry Franco) (1839); (The Haunted
Merchant) (1843); (History of the Atlantic
Telegraph Cable) (1860), in collaboration with
Augustus Maverick.
Bright, John. An English statesman; born
near Rochdale in Lancashire, Nov. 16, 1811;
died March 27, 1889. The son of a wealthy
Quaker cotton manufacturer, after his father's
death his brother's generously sharing the
protits of the business with him enabled him
to remain in public life. In early life he began
to take an active part in social and political
reform. He entered Parliament in 1843, and
voted for repeal of the Corn Laws and for
factory regulation. He sympathized with the
North in the Civil War. He first entered the
government in 1868, as president of the Board
of Trade. Thereafter he held office under every
Liberal administration till 1882. He was an
eloquent and impressive orator. His speeches
and addresses were published in successive
volumes, 1867-69-79, and his “Public Letters)
in 1885. *
Brillat-Savarin, Anthelme (bre-yä'-sä-vä-
ran'). A French author (1755-1826). He was
a deputy to the national convention in 1789;
emigrated in 1793 and passed some time in
the United States; returned to France in 1796.
His writings were mostly anonymous; his title
to fame is the work (Physiology of Taste, an
essay on the social implications of gastronomy,
written in elegant style with profound knowl-
edge of the subject-matter. *
Brink, Jan ten (brink). A Dutch novelist
and literary critic; born at Appingedam, June
15, 1834. Besides many essays on the literature
of his own country, of France, and of England,
he has written several novels ; among them:
(Mrs. de Roggeveen's Son-in-Law); (Holland
Dames and Cavaliers); Jan Starter and his
Wife); and a (Historic Essay on the French
Revolution. '
Brinton, Daniel Garrison. An American
surgeon, archæologist, and ethnologist; born
at Thornbury, Pa. , May 13, 1837. During the
Civil War he was a surgeon in the Union
army. From 1867 to 1887 he was editor of the
Medical and Surgical Reporter. In 1884 he
was appointed professor of ethnology at the
Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia ;
and in 1886 professor of American linguistics
and archæology in the University of Pennsyl-
vania. Among his many works are : Notes
on the Floridian Peninsula) (1859); (Ameri-
can Hero Myths) (1882); (Aboriginal American
Anthology); etc. He has edited the Maya
chronicles, and is a high authority on ali
American archæological topics.
Brisebarre, Edouard Louis (brēz-bär'). A
French dramatist (1818–71); born at Paris. He
made a brilliant theatrical success with his first
piece, (Cagliostro's Vial (1835). Thereafter
he produced more than 100 dramas and low
comedies, mostly in collaboration with other
writers. His most notable productions are:
(A Bengal Tiger); Leonard, which had an
almost unexampled (run); (The Mad Cow. '
Bristed, Charles Astor. (“Carl Benson. ”)
An American scholar and author; born in
New York city, Oct. 6, 1820; died in Wash-
ington, D. C. , Jan. 15, 1874. He graduated
from Yale University in 1839, and from Trin-
ity College, Cambridge, England, in 1845. He
traveled extensively in Europe, and was a fre-
quent contributor to the magazines. Among
his works are: Five Years in an English
University) (1851); (The Upper Ten Thou-
sand? (1852); "Interference Theory of Govern-
ment) (1868).
Britton, Nathaniel Lord. An American
scientific writer; born on Staten Island, N. Y. ,
Jan. 15, 1858. He is professor of botany in
Columbia University School of Mines. Among
his works are: (Geology of Staten Island
(1880); (Catalogue of the Flora of New Jersey)
(1882); and (An Illustrated Flora of the North-
ern United States, Canada, and the British
Possessions, from Newfoundland to the Par-
allel of the Southern Boundary of Virginia and
from the Atlantic Ocean to the 102d Meridian,'
in collaboration with A. Brown,-a very au-
thoritative work, now in course of publication
by Charles Scribner's Sons.
Brizeux, Julien Auguste Pélage (bre-ze').
A French poet (1803 58); born at Lorient. He
made his début with the charming idyl (Marie)
(1831), in which are seen all the graces of per-
fect poetic form conjoined with tenderest sen.
timent. His reputation as a true poet was well
sustained by the works which followed : ( The
Bretons) and (Stories in Verse, both crowned
by the Academy. He composed some verses
also in his native Breton speech. Ilis (Com-
plete Works) are in four volumes.
Brockes, Barthold Heinrich (brok'es). A
German poet (1680-1747); born at Hamburg.
After many years spent in high political and
diplomatic situations, he became a magistrate
at Ritzebüttel. There, in congenial retirement,
he composed his Country Life at Ritzebüttel,
a series of fine contemplations of the ever-
changing phases of the sea. He afterward
published a collection of his religious poetry:
(Earthly Enjoyment in God: Poems of Nature
and Morality
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Yorkshire, 1820; died in Scarborough, May 28,
1849. She spent her life in her father's par-
sonage at Haworth; had a short experience
as a governess; and published poems with
her sisters. Her novels are: (Agnes Grey)
(1847); “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1848).
* (See (Charlotte Bronté and her Sisters. ')
Bronté, Charlotte. An English novelist;
born in Thornton, April 21, 1816; died in
Haworth, March 31, 1855. Her Jane Eyre)
(London, 1847) was published under her pseu-
donym “Currer Bell”; and many personal
experiences are embodied in her novels, which
are : Jane Eyre! (1847); (Shirley) (1849);
(Villette (1853); (The Professor) (1855); and
(Emma,' unfinished. Collective edition, 7 vols. ,
1872. *
Bronté, Emily. (“Ellis Bell. ”] An English
novelist, sister of Charlotte ; born in Thornton,
1818; died in Haworth, Dec. 19, 1848. Her
novel Wuthering Heights) (1847) shows a
powerful and fantastic imagination. * (See
(Charlotte Bronté and her Sisters. ')
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Brockett, Linus Pierpont. An American
historical and miscellaneous writer; born in
Canton, Conn. , Oct. 16, 1820; died Jan. 13, 1893.
He graduated from Yale Medical College in
1843. Since 1847 he has devoted himself to
literature; he has contributed largely to ency-
clopædias, and has published over 40 works,
among which are: (History of Education)
(1849); History of the Civil War' (1866);
(The Silk Industry of America) (1876).
Brodhead, Mrs. Eva Wilder (McGlasson).
An American novelist. Among her most pop-
ular works are: (One of the Visconti); Di-
ana's Livery); (An Earthly Paragon); (Bound
in Shallows.
Brodzinski, Kazimierz (brod-zins'kē). A
Polish poet; born at Krolovka, Galicia, March
8, 1791 ; died at Dresden, Oct. 10, 1835. In 1818
he lectured in Warsaw on Polish literature,
and was afterward professor in the university.
In his idyl (Wieslav) (1820) the life of the
Polish peasantry is beautifully idealized. His
works were published in 1842 (10 vols. ).
Brofferio, Angelo (brof-fā'rē-o). An Italian
poet and journalist; born near Asti, Piedmont,
in 1802; died May 26, 1866. He wrote several
dramas and comedies : (Salvator Rosa); Re-
turn of the Proscript'; My Cousin'; (All for
the Best): they met with much popular favor.
By a volume of patriotic (Songs,' he obtained
from his countrymen the title “Piedmontese
Béranger. ” His journal, Voce della Libertà,
was a powerful instrument in bringing about
the unification of Italy. He published two vol-
umes of (Memoirs. )
Brome, Alexander. An English poet; born,
1620; died 1666. He was of pronounced royal-
ist sympathies, and is remembered for various
stanzas, published under the title Songs and
Poems) (1661), and a comedy called (The
Cunning Lovers) (1654).
Brome, Richard. An English dramatist;
supposed to have died in 1652. Nothing is
known of his birth or early history, save that
he was of humble origin. He was the servant
of Ben Jonson, and wrote himself into high
repute. He is mentioned in the induction to
Jonson's Bartholomew Fair. Jonson praised
his work, and Brome always refers to Jonson
with pride. Jonson was of course his model,
men and manners his study. His most suc-
cessful play appears to have been (The North-
ern Lass) (1632), frequently acted at the Globe
and Blackfriars; (The Sparagus Garden (1635)
was also popular. The best known dramas
besides these are: (The Antipodes) (1640);
(The Jovial Crew) (1652); (The City Wit)
(1653); and (The Court Beggar) (1653). With
Thomas Heywood he wrote (The Late Lan-
cashire Witches) (1634). Brome also wrote
minor poems. Two volumes of Works) were
published in London, 1653-59; and Brome's
Dramatic Works) in London, 1873.
Bronté, Anne. (“Acton Bell. )) An English
novelist, sister of Charlotte ; born in Thornton,
Brooke, Henry. An Irish novelist and dram-
atist; born in Rantavan, County Cavan, Ire-
land, about 1703; died in Dublin, Oct. 10, 1783.
He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin,
and studied law in London, where he became
a friend of Pope. His play (Gustavus Vasa)
(1739) was performed in Dublin as (The Pa.
triot. ' The Fool of Quality, or the History
of Henry, Earl of Moreland (5 vols. , London,
1760) is his best novel. It was republished
under the supervision of Charles Kingsley in
1859. Brooke's works were collected in 4 vols. ,
London, 1778.
Brooke, Stopford Augustus. An Irish critic;
born in Letterkenny, Ireland, in 1832. He
graduated at Trinity College, Dublin; seceded
from the Church of England, and now has
charge of a Unitarian chapel in Bloomsbury.
He has published religious books; but is noted
for his scholarly and interesting works on
English literature, including History of Early
English Literature) (1892), and (Tennyson: his
Art and Relation to Modern Life) (1894).
Brooks, Charles Timothy. An American
clergyman, translator, and author; born in
Salem, Mass. , June 20, 1813; died in Newport,
R. I. , June 14, 1883. He became a minister in
the Unitarian Church in 1835. He is best
known as a translator from the German of
Schiller, Richter, Goethe, and Schefer. Among
his original works are: 'Controversy Touching
the Old Stone Mill (1851); 'Songs of Field
and Flood' (1854); Poems, Original and
Translated) (1885).
Brooks, Charles William Shirley. An
English humorist; born in London, April 29,
1816; died there, Feb. 23, 1874. He was the
son of an architect, and forsook law for jour-
nalism. In 1853 he was sent on a mission
to report on the condition of labor and the
poor in Russia, Syria, and Egypt; the result
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of which appeared in "The Russians of the
South) (1856). He wrote political articles,
attracted attention by several dramas and bur-
lesques, and in 1854 joined the staff of the
London Punch. In 1870 he succeeded Mark
Lemon as its editor. His novels - which in-
clude: Aspen Court) (1855); (The Gordian
Knot) (1860); (The Silver Cord (1861);
(Sooner or Later, with illustrations by Du
Maurier (3 vols. , 1866-68); (The Naggletons)
(1875) show keen observation. He also wrote
(Amusing Poetry) (1857). His son, Reginald
Shirley, collected Brooks's (Wit and Humor
from Punch) (1875).
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter. Born in Lowell,
Mass. , in 1846. He is the author of popular
juvenile books: Historic Boys) (New York,
1885); “Chivalric Days) (1886); “The Story of
the American Indian (1887); (The Story of
New York) (1888).
Brooks, Maria Gowan. An American poet,
pseudonym “Maria del Occidente » ; born in
Medford, Mass. , about 1795; died in Matan-
zas, Cuba, Nov. II, 1845. She spent her youth
in Charlestown, Mass.
