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Thomas Noon Talfourd

Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd was born in Reading, Berkshire, the son of a successful brewer. He was educated at Hendon and at the Reading grammar school. At age 18 he moved to London to study law under Joseph Chitty. He also worked for the London Magazine and wrote occasionally for several other periodicals. In 1821 he was called to the bar and joined the Oxford circuit and became the law reporter for The Times. In 1835 he was won the MP seat for the Borough of Reading. Also in 1835 he was created a serjeant-at-law and in 1849 he became judge of the Court of Common Pleas. In 1836 his play Ion was produced, with productions following in the United States. In 1837 he introduced a copyright bill into the House of Commons, which finally passed in 1842, after he had left Parliament. In the meantime, he had continued to write successful plays and other works.

British politician (1795-1854)

Born 26 May 1795
Died 13 March 1854

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  • Cover of: Ion: a tragedy in five acts.

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  • Cover of: Glencoe [or, The fate of the Macdonalds: a tragedy in five acts]

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  • Cover of: Critical and miscellaneous writings of T. Noon Talfourd.

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  • Cover of: Letters Of Charles Lamb: With Some Account Of The Writer, His Friends And Correspondents, And Explanatory Notes V1

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  • Cover of: Three speeches delivered in the House of Commons in favour of a measure for an extension of copyright.

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  • Cover of: Speech for the defendant, in the prosecution of the Queen v. Moxon, for the publication of Shelley's works: Delivered in the Court of Queen's Bench, June 23, 1841, and revised

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  • Cover of: An attempt to estimate the poetical talent of the present age: including a sketch of the history of poetry and characters of Southey, Crabbe, Scott, Moore, Lord Byron, Campbell, Lamb, Coleridge and Wordsworth

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  • Cover of: Critical and Miscellaneous Writings: With Additional Articles Never Before Published in this Country

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  • Cover of: Critical and miscellaneous writings of T. Noon Talfourd, author of "Ion.": Critical and miscellaneous essays

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  • Cover of: Ion; a tragedy, in five acts.: To which are added a few sonnets.

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  • Cover of: The letters and life of lamb.: With an introd. by R. Brimley Johnson.

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  • Cover of: Minor poems
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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
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December 3, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau Removed alternate names
December 3, 2011 Edited by Sarah Breau merge authors
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