b. 29 May 1828. d. 29 October 1907. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Working-class poet, Chartist, and lecturer. His first volume of work, *Poems and Chansons*
was published in 1848; later that year he joined the Chartist movement. Contributed
to *All the Year Round*, *Chambers’s Journal*, and *The Athenaeum*. Travelled to the
USA, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand where he gave lectures on poetry, art, and
religion. From 1881-1907 he researched and published several books on Ancient Egypt.
Biographical information: *ODNB*. (CC)