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Frederick William Rolfe

Frederick William Rolfe, better known as Baron Corvo, and also calling himself 'Frederick William Serafino Austin Lewis Mary Rolfe', was an English writer, artist, photographer and eccentric.

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Born 22 July 1860
Died 25 October 1913

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    Cover of edition hadrianseventh00rolf First published in 1925 — 18 editions
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  • Cover of: The desire and pursuit of the whole: a romance of modern Venice

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    First published in 1953 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Hubert's Arthur: being certain curious documents found among the literary remains of Mr. N.C., here produced by Prospero and Caliban

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  • Cover of: Frederick Rolfe's "Reviews of unwritten books".

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  • Cover of: The armed hands, and other stories and pieces

    First published in 1974 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Weird of the Wanderer: Being the Papyrus Records of Some Incidents in One of the Previous Lives of Mr. Nicholas Crabbe

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Born 22 July 1860
Died 25 October 1913

Subjects

Correspondence, English Authors, Fiction, History, Gay men, Fiction, historical, general, Italy, fiction, Authors, Authors and publishers, Diaries, Eccentrics and eccentricities, English Novelists, English literature, Fiction, general, Fiction, romance, historical, general, Historical fiction--Italy, Homosexuality and literature, Popes, Aqua Claudia, Authors, English, Authors, correspondence, Authors, english, Biography, Borgia family, Borja, Francisco de, -- Saint, -- 1510-1572

Places

Italy, 15e siècle, Great Britain, Italie, Rome, Rome (Italy), Venice, Venice (Italy)

People

Frederick Rolfe (1860-1913), Borgia family, Francisco de Borja Saint (1510-1572), Arthur I Duke of Brittany (1187-1203), Borgia (Famille), Borgia (famille), Charles Masson Fox (1866-1935), François de Borgia saint (1510-1572), Frederick William Rolfe (1860-1913), Harry Bainbridge, Hubert de Burgh (d. 1243), John Lane (1854-1925), Tarsicius Saint, martyr, Victoria Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901)

Time

20th century, 1492-1559, 19th century, 15e siècle

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Alternative names

  • Frederick William Rolfe
  • Baron Corvo
  • Prospero and Caliban
  • Frederick Rolfe
  • Rolfe, Frederick Baron Corvo

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
April 17, 2020 Edited by Camillo Pellizzari merge authors
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March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
August 30, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record