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An English critic and historian of literature; born at Hornby in Yorkshire, Oct. 10, 1813; died at Harrogate, July 30, 1884. His writings were for the most part contributions to the quarterlies, and notes and commentaries on classic authors ancient and modern. His chief book is "Isaac Casaubon" (1875), a life of the great scholar giving a vivid picture of literary life in the 16th century. His autobiographical "Memoirs" (1883) come down only to the year 1860.