Talfourd, Thomas Noon, 1795-1854

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Dates:
Birth 1795-05-26
Death 1854-03-13

Biographical notes:

English judge and author, friend and executor of Charles Lamb.

From the description of ALS : London, to Andrew Willis, 1847 Aug. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690123

Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd (1795-1854) was an English judge and author.

From the description of Letters to Sir Thomas Noon Talfourd, 1835-1844 (bulk 1835-1836). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122396791

English judge, essayist and dramatist.

From the description of Ion ; a Tragedy in five Acts : London : contemporary manuscript copy in six secretarial hands, including the dedication to the Rev. Richard Valpy and preface, 1835 Apr. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580844

British judge and author.

From the description of Letter, 1836. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39632558

English dramatist and poet.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to his friend Christy, 1847 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574978

From the description of Autograph letters (3) signed : to Octavri Blewitt, 1845 Jun. 12-1853 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580216

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Ralph Square, to Marle, Tuesday [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575335

English judge and author.

From the description of Letters, 1821-1851. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 233120917

From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to Catherine Dickens, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576088

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to the Earl of Lichfield?, 1841 Jun. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270576082

Thomas Talfourd, judge, author and politician, began writing poetry while in high school. His first volume of poetry was published in 1811. After high school, he studied law and was called to the bar in 1821. He was appointed judge in the Court of Common Pleas in 1849. During this time, he also served as MP in 1835, 1837 and 1847.

Talfourd also devoted much of his energies to literature. He wrote numerous articles for The Pamphleteer including essays on Charles Lamb. His subsequent meeting with Lamb resulted in his joing the literary circle surrounding Hazlitt, Wordsworth and Coleridge. He then wrote many articles for The New Monthly and continued writing poetry. Talfourd is best known for his tragedies especially Ion (1836). He also wrote The Memoirs of Charles Lamb (1837) and (1848).

From the description of Letter: engraving, 1831 April 9. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 727944342

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  • Authors, English
  • Judges
  • Literature 19th century
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  • Romanticism

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  • England (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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