Poet, clerk, member of the Phonetic Society. Pseudonym: “F. F.” Author information
from *Chambers’s Journal* ledger entry for “To My Canary,” published on 17 April 1880,
which gives the poet’s details as Frederick Fort, of 12 Devonshire Place, Liverpool
(NLS Dep 341/369). Biographical information: *The Phonetic Journal*, 22 February 1873,
p. 60, which gives his occupation and society membership. (AC)