Author talk:John Wright (fl. 1708-1727)

Sources: —Beleg Âlt BT (talk) 19:21, 5 March 2024 (UTC)
 * A fairly detailed "biography" can be found in The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Eighteenth-Century Writers and Writing. From it, the following facts are confirmed:
 * Active 1708-1727
 * Nothing is known about Wright except what is stated in Best Mirth and Spiritual Songs
 * Best Mirth 1st edition Part 1 is lost, part 2 published 1718; reissued 1748 and 1800
 * Spiritual Songs was published 1727, 2nd ed. 1738, 5th ed. 1772, various other editions c. 1780 and 1793
 * A poem in Spiritual Songs states that the author journeyed to London and arrived there May 12, 1708; this is the earliest known date for him
 * He wrote an elegy for his friend Nicholas Chamberlain in 1715
 * His date of death is unknown
 * Various other reputable publications also give the dates fl. 1708-1727:
 * Some online catalogues, for some reason, give the dates fl. 1720-1744: