Thomas Seccombe
Encyclopedia
Thomas Seccombe was a miscellaneous English writer
and, from 1891 to 1901, assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
, writing over 700 entries. Educated at Felsted
and Balliol College, Oxford
, taking a first in Modern History in 1889.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and, from 1891 to 1901, assistant editor of the Dictionary of National Biography
Dictionary of National Biography
The Dictionary of National Biography is a standard work of reference on notable figures from British history, published from 1885...
, writing over 700 entries. Educated at Felsted
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
and Balliol College, Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
, taking a first in Modern History in 1889.
Works
- Twelve Bad Men (1894)
- The Age of Johnson (1900)
- The Age of Shakespeare (with J.W. Allen, 1903)
- Bookman History of English Literature (1905-6)
- In Praise of Oxford (1910)
- The Dictionary of National Biography (assistant editor)