Stevens-Cox, James,

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William Barnes (1801-1886) of Dorset was a self-educated schoolmaster, clergyman, philologist, artist, and poet. He married Julia Miles in 1827. Barnes did write poetry in "standard" English, but is known especially for his dialect poems. James Stevens-Cox (1910-1997) was an author and antiquarian who collected materials on William Barnes. William Turner Levy (1922-2008) was an educator and author. He wrote: William Barnes : the man and the poems. Longmans (Dorchester), 1960.

From the description of James Stevens-Cox collection of William Barnes, 1825-1988. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612865026

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creatorOf Stevens-Cox, James,. James Stevens-Cox collection of William Barnes, 1825-1988. Houghton Library
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associatedWith Barnes, William, 1801-1886 person
associatedWith Dale, Charles William, 1851-1906. person
associatedWith Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965, person
associatedWith Levy, William Turner, 1922- person
associatedWith Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Dorset (England)
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Poets, English
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Collector
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Active 1825

Active 1988

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