Hovenden, Robert Meyrick (M)

Surname: Hovenden
Forename(s): Robert Meyrick
b. 1809. d. 1885. Nationality: English.
Poet, critic, and translator. Alternative signature: R. M. Hovenden. Born in Hemingford Grey, Huntingdonshire. Father was John E. Hovenden. Educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. Translated the works of Ovid. Author of Vers de Société (1862). Biographical information: Curran Index; Reilly, Mid-Victorian Poetry, pp. 234-5. (AC, CC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 2
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Robin and Maggie: An Idyl 1868-01 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14211
The Peace-Makers: An Idyl 1868-06 Macmillan’s Magazine Poet 14222