Elijah Ridings
Elijah Ridings (1802–1872)[1] was a British poet, writer, and bookseller from Lancashire, England. He was known for his book, The Village Muse[2] which contained biographical information and his political opinions. He was part of a group of poets known as the Sun Inn Group.[3] He also wrote a book called Streams from an Old Fountain, which was a collection of humorous and satirical pieces.[4] He was the brother of Horatio Ridings, a poet and writer.[5]
Works
[edit]- The Poetical Works of Elijah Ridings (1840)
- The Village Muse: Containing the Complete Poetical Works of Elijah Ridings (1844)
- Streams from an Old Fountain (1857)
- Pictures of Life (1860)
References
[edit]- ^ Procter 1880.
- ^ Ridings, Elijah (1854). "The village muse : Containing the complete poetical works of Elijah Ridings".
- ^ Evans 1869, p. 11.
- ^ Collier 1862.
- ^ Evans 1869, p. 9.
Sources
[edit]- Procter, Richard Wright (1880). Memorials of Bygone Manchester: With Glimpses of the Environs. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 9781020713255.
- Evans, John (1869). In The Lancashire Poets: Their Lives and Works.
- Collier, John (1862). In The Works of Tim Bobbin, Esq: In Prose and Verse. Creative Media Partners, LLC. ISBN 9781345804744.
External links
[edit]- Works by or about Elijah Ridings at the Internet Archive
- Works by Elijah Ridings at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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