b. 30 May 1835. d. 2 June 1913. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, critic, and editor. Contributor to the *Quarterly Review*, *Macmillan’s Magazine*,
the *Eclectic Magazine*, *The Academy*, *Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine*, and the
*Pall Mall Magazine*. Joint editor with William John Courthope of the *National Review*
from 1883-1887, and sole editor from 1887-1895. Appointed Poet Laureate in 1896. Biographical
information: *ODNB*. (CC)