b. 1837. d. 25 February 1913. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, translator, and barrister. Pseudonym: “J. M.” Alternative signature: “J. Mew.”
Educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and the Inner Temple. Author of *Drinks of the
World* (1893) and *Traditional Aspects of Hell (Ancient and Modern)* (1903). *Chambers’s
Journal* ledger entry for Mew’s “A Dream of Harvest,” published on 29 May 1897, lists
his address as North Cray, Kent (NLS Dep 341/371). Additional biographical information:
*Curran Index*; BL; Foster, *Men-at-the-Bar*, p. 315; *Wikipedia* <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Mew>
(8 October 2021). (AC, CC)