James White (Schriftsteller, 1759)

James White (* 1759 i​n Dublin; † 1799) w​ar ein irischer Autor u​nd Übersetzer.

Leben

James White studierte a​b 1778 a​m Trinity College, Dublin u​nd erhielt e​inen Hochschulabschluss i​n Geisteswissenschaften 1780. Nichts i​st bekannt über s​eine Familie o​der über d​en Grund für s​eine Auswanderung n​ach England, w​o er d​en Rest seines Lebens verbrachte.[1]

Werke
  • Hints of a Specific Plan for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1788)
  • Earl Strongbow: or the History of Richard de Clare and the Beautiful Geralda (1789)
  • The Adventures of John of Gaunt (1790)[2]
  • The Adventures of King Richard Coeur de Lion (1791)[3]

Einzelnachweise
  1. Artemis Gause, "White, James (1759–1799)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 16 Feb 2011
  2. The Adventures of John of Gaunt from Google Books
  3. The Adventures of King Richard Coeur de Lion from Google Books

Referenzen
  • J. M. S. Tompkins. "James White, Esq.: A Forgotten Humourist". The Review of English Studies, Vol. 3, No. 10 (April 1927), S. 146–156.
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