George Walker (novelist)
George Walker (December 24, 1772 – February 8, 1847) was an English gothic novelist. He was born in Falcon Square, Cripplegate, London, England. He worked as a bookseller and music publisher. His writings were anti-reform, reacting to writers such as William Godwin and Thomas Holcroft.[1]
Books
- The Romance of the Cavern, 1792
- The Haunted Castle, 1794
- The House of Tinian, 1795
- Theodore Cyphon, or The Benevolent Jew, 1796
- Cynthelia, or a Woman of Ten Thousand, 1797
- The Vagabond, 1799
- The Three Spaniards, 1800
- Poems on Various Subjects, 1801
- Don Raphael, 1803
- Two Girls of Eighteen, 1806
- The Travels of Sylvester Tramper in Africa, 1813
- The Adventures of Timothy Thoughtless, 1813 (for children)
- The Battle of Waterloo, A Poem, 1815[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Harvey, A. D., George Walker and the Anti-Revolutionary Novel, The Review of English Studies, New Series, Vol. 28, No. 111. (Aug., 1977), pp. 290-300.
"Walker, George (1772-1847)". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.