William Hepworth Dixon

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• William Hepworth Dixon — (1821 1879), historian and traveller, born nearManchester, went to London in 1846, and became connected with the Daily News , for which he wrote articles on social and prison reform.In 1850, he published John Howard and the Prison World of Europe …   Wikipedia

• Ella Hepworth Dixon — (1855 1932) was a British author during the late Victorian period. Her best known work is the New Woman novel The Story of a Modern Woman . This novel was published in 1894. LifeElla Hepworth Dixon was born in London in 1855. She was the seventh… …   Wikipedia

• Dixon (surname) — Dixon is a surname, and may refer to Aaron Dixon, American activist Adrian Dixon, Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge Alan J. Dixon, American senator Alesha Dixon, British singer Alice Dixon, English photographer Alfred Dixon, mathematician Arthur… …   Wikipedia

• William Dixon — puede referirse a: Will Dixon (18?? 19??), compositor y director de orquesta estadounidense de jazz tradicional; Willie Dixon (1915 1992), contrabajista, cantante y compositor de blues estadounidense; Bill Dixon (1925 2010), trompetista… …   Wikipedia Español

• Dixon, William Hepworth — (1821 1879)    Historian and traveller, b. near Manchester, went to London in 1846, and became connected with The Daily News, for which he wrote articles on social and prison reform. In 1850 he pub. John Howard and the Prison World of Europe,… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

• Dixon [2] — Dixon, 1) William Hepworth, engl. Schriftsteller, geb. 30. Juni 1821 in Newton Heath, gest. 27. Dez. 1879 in London, studierte die Rechte, wurde aber ausschließlich Literat. Von 1853–69 leitete er das »Athenaeum«, seit 1848 arbeitete er für die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

• Dixon [3] — Dixon (spr. dicks n), William Hepworth, engl. Schriftsteller und Reisender, geb. 30. Juni 1821 zu Newton Heath, seit 1853 Redakteur der Londoner Literaturzeitung »Athenaeum«, gest. 27. Dez. 1879 in London. Werke: die Biographien »William Penn«… …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

• Диксон Вильям — (William Hepworth Dixon, 1821 79) английский путешественник и критик. Первоначально готовился к коммерческой деятельности. Написал для Daily News ряд статей по социальным вопросам, между прочим, описание лондонских тюрем, вышедшее потом отдельным …   Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

• Marshalsea — The prison occupied two locations, the first c. 1329–1811, and the second 1811–1842. The image above is of the first Marshalsea in the 18th century …   Wikipedia

• Charles Kent (writer) — Charles (William Charles Mark) Kent (1823 1902) was an English poet, biographer, and journalist, born in London. After completing his education at Prior Park and Oscott, he became editor of the Sun (1845 70), studied law at the same time and was… …   Wikipedia