D. L. Richardson.First went to India as a cadet, writing poetry for the Calcutta Journal and authoring Miscellaneous Poems (1822). Returned to England in 1824, where he founded the London Weekly Review and published Sonnets and other Poems (1825). Served in India as a captain from 1829 until he retired in 1833. Edited the Bengal Annual(1830-1837), Calcutta Monthly Journal, and Calcutta Literary Gazette (1834 to 1849). Became professor of English literature of the Hindu College at Calcutta in 1836 and promoted to principal in 1839. Continued to publish volumes of poetry in India. Returned to London in 1861 and became the editor of Court Circular and Allen’s Indian Mail. Biographical information: ODNB. (AC, CC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonnet | 1824-08 | Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine | Poet | 10139 |
| Sonnet to a Child | 1824-08 | Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine | Poet | 10137 |
| Sonnet. Written at Benares, in the East Indies | 1827 | Forget-Me-Not | Poet | 15639 |
| Nature | 1827 | Forget-Me-Not | Poet | 15611 |
| Sonnet | 1828 | Forget-Me-Not | Poet | 13979 |
| Sounds at Sea | 1844-06-22 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 5455 |
| The Return From Exile | 1844-07-20 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 5458 |
| An Exile’s Address to His Distant Children | 1844-12-14 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 5480 |