b. 12 November 1810. d. 7 April 1890. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, novelist, and playwright. Well connected to major literary figures like the
Brownings, Dickens, and Tennyson (Tennyson’s son Hallam married to Boyle’s niece,
and Tennyson wrote his poem “To Mary Boyle” for her). Biographical information: *ODNB*;
*Tennyson: A Selected Edition*, ed. by Christopher Ricks, revised edition, Pearson
Longman, 2007, p. 564. (AC)