Edward Bradley (writer)

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Edward Bradley
Self-portrait, frontispiece to The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green (1870s impression)
Born	(1827-03-25)25 March 1827 Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Died	12 December 1889(1889-12-12) (aged 62)
Nationality	English
Occupation	novelist, clergyman
Notable work(s)	The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green

Edward Bradley (25 March 1827 – 12 December 1889) was an English novelist and clergyman. He was born in Kidderminster and educated at Durham University (from which he took his pen name). He wrote under the name of Cuthbert M. Bede, B.A. a few novels and tales, Fairy Fables (1858), Glencraggan (1861), Fotheringhay (1885), etc. His most popular book was The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, on the experiences of an Oxford undergraduate. There was a sequel, Little Mr Bouncer and his friend Verdant Green. Tales of College Life (often bound with it), introduces the character of Mr Affable Canary. The celebrated illustrations to the Verdant Green books were the work of the author.

Bibliography

The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green, An Oxford Freshman on Internet Archive (3 parts, 1853-7)
Little Mr Bouncer and his friend, Verdant Green
Tales of College Life.
Fairy Fables (1858).
Glencraggan (1861).
Photographic Pleasures (1855).
The white wife : with other stories, supernatural, romantic and legendary on Internet Archive

Sources

Author and Bookinfo.com

External links

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 100262220 LCCN: n83233008 ISNI: 0000 0001 1031 7739 GND: 119266172 BNF: cb10344448k

Persondata
Name	Bradley, Edward
Alternative names
Short description	English novelist and clergyman
Date of birth	25 March 1827
Place of birth	Kidderminster, Worcestershire
Date of death	12 December 1889
Place of death

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