George Washington Moon

George Washington Moon, F. R. S. L.
Born 1823
Died 1909
Brighton, England
Nationality English
Notable works Elijah the Prophet

George Washington Moon (1823 – 1909) was an English writer of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He published several poems, contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography, and wrote a number of books on the grammar of the English language. Several of these books were lengthy compilations of the purported grammatical errors of specific writers,[1] which led to vigorous counterattacks and controversies.[2]

George Washington Moon is the author of lengthy epic poem Elijah the Prophet. It was written in Spenserian stanza, a nine-line strophe rhymed ababbcbcc.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ George Washington Moon (1823-1909).
  2. ↑ David M. Rusinoff. "Goodnight Moon: A Tribute to George Washington Moon". Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  3. ↑ Spenserian stanza, poetic form at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  4. ↑ Spenserian stanza at Poetry Foundation.

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