Surname: Story Forename(s): Robert b. 17 October 1795. d. 7 July 1860. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and schoolteacher. Born in Wark, Northumberland. Began teaching at a school in
Humbleton (1810) before opening his own school at his home (1820-1840). Married Ellen
Ellison on 17 May 1823. Author of several volumes of poetry including Songs and Lyrical Poems (1849) and The Poetical Works of Robert Story. (1857). Presented to Napoleon III on a visit to Paris in 1854. Biographical information:
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