Robert Huish
Robert Huish (1777 – April 1850) was a prolific, but generally poorly regarded, English author of history books, novels, and miscellaneous other works.
Life
The son of Mark Huish of Nottingham, he was born there in 1777. He wrote a short treatise on bee-culture, which was afterwards expanded and issued in various forms. His other works are nearly all poor examples of anecdotal, quasi-historical bookmaking; the Quarterly Review spoke of him as an obscure and unscrupulous scribbler. He was prolific, as witnessed by his voluminous compilations during 1835–6. He executed a few translations from the German, and in his later years some novels. Nearly all his books exhibit anti-Tory prejudices. He died in Camberwell in April 1850.
Works
His works comprise:
- ‘A Treatise on the Nature, Economy, and Practical Management of Bees,’ London, 1815.
- ‘Memoirs of her late Royal Highness Princess Charlotte Augusta,’ 1818, with a separately issued supplement, 1818.
- ‘The Public and Private Life of George III,’ 1821.
- ‘An Authentic History of the Coronation of George IV,’ 1821.
- ‘Memoirs of Caroline, Queen of Great Britain,’ 1821, 2 vols.
- ‘Authentic Memoir of … Frederick, Duke of York and Albany,’ 1827.
- ‘Memoirs of George IV,’ London, 1830, 2 vols.
- ‘The Historical Galleries of Celebrated Men’ (authentic portraits), 1830; only one volume published.
- ‘The Wonders of the Animal Kingdom,’ London, 1830.
- ‘The Last Voyage of Captain Sir John Ross … to the Arctic Regions in 1829–33,’ London, 1835.
- ‘The Travels of Richard and John Lander … into the interior of Africa,’ 1835 (with a résumé of previous African travel).
- ‘A Narrative of the Voyages of … Captain Beechey to the Pacific and Behring's Straits,’ London, 1836.
- ‘The History of the Private and Political Life of Henry Hunt, Esq., his Times and Co-temporaries,’ 1836.
- ‘Memoirs of William Cobbett, Esq.,’ 1836, 2 vols.
- ‘The Memoirs, Private and Political, of Daniel O'Connell,’ 1836.
- ‘The History of the Life and Reign of William IV, the Reform Monarch of England,’ 1837.
- ‘The Natural History and General Management of Bees,’ 1844.
- ‘The Progress of Crime; or, Authentic Memoirs of Marie Manning,’ 1849.
References
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Sidney Lee, ed. (1901). "Huish, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- Attribution
Sidney Lee, ed. (1901). "Huish, Robert". Dictionary of National Biography, 1901 supplement. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
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