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William Davenport Adams

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Born 1851
Died 1904

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  • Cover of: Dictionary of English literature: being a comprehensive guide to English authors and their works

    Cover of edition cu31924013355791 First published in 1878 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: English epigrams

    Cover of edition englishepigrams0000adam First published in 1878 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the drama: a guide to the plays, playwrights, players, and playhouses of the United Kingdom and America, from the earliest times to the present. vol. 1. A-G.

    Cover of edition dictionaryofdram0000adam First published in 1904 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: By-ways in book-land: short essays on literary subjects

    First published in 1888 — 5 editions
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    First published in 1878 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: With poet and player: essays on literature and the stage.

    First published in 1891 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Dictionary of English literature, being a comprehensive guide to English authors and their works.

    First published in 1966 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A book of burlesque, sketches of English stage travestie and parody

    Cover of edition bookofburlesques00adamrich First published in 1891 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A Dictionary Of The Drama V1: A Guide To The Plays, Playwrights, Players And Playhouses Of The United Kingdom And America, From The Earliest Times To The Present (A Dictionary of the Drama)

    First published in 2007 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1881 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1889 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1891 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Famous books: sketches in the highways and byeways of English literature

    First published in 1879 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The comic poets of the nineteenth century

    First published in 1875 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1892 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Comic poets of the 19th century: poems of wit and humour by living writers

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  • Cover of: Famous books; sketches in the highways and byeways of English literature

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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We need a photo of William Davenport Adams

Born 1851
Died 1904

Subjects

English literature, Dictionaries, English poetry, History and criticism, Biography, Dictionaries, indexes, English Authors, Bio-bibliography, Burlesque (Literature), Collections, Wit and humor, Actors, Actors and actresses, Actresses, Christianity, Commonplace books, Commonplace-books, Dictionnaires anglais, English Epigrams, English Quotations, English drama, English literature, history and criticism, Epigrams, Humorous poetry, Literatur

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England, Great Britain, United States

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W. S. Gilbert (1836-1911)

Time

19th century

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 19, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 6, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
August 20, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import