Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Gosse, Edmund

GOSSE, EDMUND, an English author; son of Philip Henry Gosse; born in London, Sept. 21, 1849. As a poet he is known by &ldquo;Madrigals, Songs, and Sonnets&rdquo;; &ldquo;On Viol and Flute&rdquo;; &ldquo;The Unknown Lover.&rdquo; From 1904-1914 Librarian of the House of Lords. Some of his criticisms and biographies are contained in &ldquo;Seventeenth Century Studies&rdquo; and &ldquo;From Shakespeare to Pope.&rdquo; He wrote also in prose &ldquo;Northern Studies&rdquo; (1879); &ldquo;Gossip in a Library&rdquo; (1891); &ldquo;Questions at Issue&rdquo; (1893); &ldquo;History of Modern English Literature&rdquo; (1897); &ldquo;Life and Letters of Dr. John Donne&rdquo; (1899); &ldquo;Coventry Patmore&rdquo; (1905); &ldquo;Father and Son&rdquo; (1907); &ldquo;Portraits and Studies&rdquo; (1912); &ldquo;Collected Poems&rdquo; (1913).



EDMUND GOSSE