Henry Graham Dakyns
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Henry Graham Dakyns was a translator of ancient Greek. He is known for his translations of Xenophon
's Cyropaedia and Hellenica, The Economist
, Hiero
, On Horsemanship. His name sometimes appears in print as H.G. Dakyns. Dakyns was a tutor for Lord Alfred Tennyson
's children. Graham had numerous correspondences with Tennyson and his wife, Henry Sidgwick
, John Addington Symonds
and T.E. Brown and other nineteenth century literary figures.
Though he never played, he started the Rugby Football Club at Clifton College
.
Xenophon
Xenophon , son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates...
's Cyropaedia and Hellenica, The Economist
The Economist
The Economist is an English-language weekly news and international affairs publication owned by The Economist Newspaper Ltd. and edited in offices in the City of Westminster, London, England. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843...
, Hiero
Hiero
Hiero may refer to:* Hiero, a dialogue by Xenophon* Hiero I, tyrant of Syracuse, Italy * Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse * Hiero Desteen, protagonist of two post-apocalypse novels by Sterling E...
, On Horsemanship. His name sometimes appears in print as H.G. Dakyns. Dakyns was a tutor for Lord Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRS was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular poets in the English language....
's children. Graham had numerous correspondences with Tennyson and his wife, Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick
Henry Sidgwick was an English utilitarian philosopher and economist. He was one of the founders and first president of the Society for Psychical Research, a member of the Metaphysical Society, and promoted the higher education of women...
, John Addington Symonds
John Addington Symonds
John Addington Symonds was an English poet and literary critic. Although he married and had a family, he was an early advocate of male love , which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships. He referred to it as l'amour de l'impossible...
and T.E. Brown and other nineteenth century literary figures.
Though he never played, he started the Rugby Football Club at Clifton College
Clifton College
Clifton College is a co-educational independent school in Clifton, Bristol, England, founded in 1862. In its early years it was notable for emphasising science in the curriculum, and for being less concerned with social elitism, e.g. by admitting day-boys on equal terms and providing a dedicated...
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Translations
- AgesilausAgesilausAgesilaus was a Greek historian who wrote a work on the early history of Italy, fragments of which are preserved in Plutarch's "Parallel Lives", and in Stobaeus' Florilegium....
, Project Gutenberg - AnabasisAnabasis (Xenophon)Anabasis is the most famous work, in seven books, of the Greek professional soldier and writer Xenophon. The journey it narrates is his best known accomplishment and "one of the great adventures in human history," as Will Durant expressed the common assessment.- The account :Xenophon accompanied...
, Project Gutenberg - The Cavalry General
- Cyropaedia,Gutenberg Press
- The Economist, Gutenberg Press
- Hellenica, Gutenberg Press
- HieroHieroHiero may refer to:* Hiero, a dialogue by Xenophon* Hiero I, tyrant of Syracuse, Italy * Hiero II, tyrant of Syracuse * Hiero Desteen, protagonist of two post-apocalypse novels by Sterling E...
by XenophonXenophonXenophon , son of Gryllus, of the deme Erchia of Athens, also known as Xenophon of Athens, was a Greek historian, soldier, mercenary, philosopher and a contemporary and admirer of Socrates...
, Gutenberg Press - The Memorabilia, Project Gutenberg
- On Horsemanship by Xenophon, Gutenberg Press
- On Revenues, Project Gutenberg
- Polity Athenians and Lacedaemonians, Project Gutenberg
- The SportsmanThe SportsmanThe Sportsman can refer to several different things including:*The Sportsman Channel*A named passenger train formerly of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway....
, Project Gutenberg - The Symposium, Project Gutenberg
Works on Dakyns
- Letters to a Tutor: The Tennyson Family Letters to Henry Graham Dakyns by Robert PetersRobert PetersRobert Louis Peters is a poet, critic, scholar, playwright, editor, and actor born in an impoverished rural area of northern Wisconsin in 1924. He holds a Ph.D in Victorian literature. His poetry career began in 1967 when his young son Richard died unexpectedly of spinal meningitis...
. Scarecrow Press, 1989