Introduction

Biography

Twells at­tend­ed Pe­ter­house, Cam­bridge, and be­came cur­ate at Berk­ham­sted and sub-vicar at Strat­ford-up­on-Av­on.

In 1856, he be­came head­mas­ter of Go­dol­phin School, Ham­mer­smith, Lon­don.

He be­came vi­car of Wal­tham-on-the-Wolds, Lei­ces­ter­shire, in 1871, and Ca­non of Pe­ter­bo­rough in 1884.

After re­tir­ing to Bourne­mouth, he helped at St. Ste­phen’s, and built and part­ly en­dowed St. Au­gus­tine’s Church.

Works

• Poetry for Re­pe­ti­tion (Lon­don: Long­man, Green, Long­man & Ro­berts, 1862)
• Colloquies on Preach­ing (Lon­don: Long­mans, Green, 1889)