1837–1909

Introduction

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Born: Ap­ril 5, 1837, Grosvenor Place, Lon­don, Eng­land.

Died: Ap­ril 10, 1909, Put­ney, London, Eng­land.

Buried: St. Bo­ni­face Bon­church church­yard, Bon­church, Isle of Wight.

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Biography

Algernon was the son of Ad­mi­ral Charles Henry Swin­burne and Jane Hen­ri­et­ta Ash­burn­ham.

Educated at Eton Col­lege and at Bal­li­ol Col­lege, Ox­ford, he is re­mem­bered as a poet, play­wright, no­vel­ist, and cri­tic.

Works

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