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Ernest Rhys

Ernest Percival Rhys, born in Islington in north London, was a Welsh-English writer and editor, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics. When Rhys died in London on 25 May 1946, 983 Everyman titles had been produced. He wrote essays, stories, poetry, novels and plays.

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British writer (1859–1946); original editor of Everyman's Library

Born 17 July 1859
Died 25 May 1946

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  • Cover of: Browning & his poetry

    Cover of edition browninghispoetr00rhysuoft First published in 1914 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Lyric poetry.

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  • Cover of: The Haunters and The Haunted (Ghost Stories and Tales of the Supernatural)

    First published in 1921 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: A book of nonsense: Edward Lear, Lewis Carroll, etc

    First published in 1927 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: A century of English essays: Caxton - Belloc

    First published in 1913 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: The Garden of Romance: romantic tales of all time

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  • Cover of: Wales England Wed.

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  • Cover of: Literary pamphlets chiefly relating to poetry from Sidney to Byron

    First published in 1897 — 4 editions
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  • Cover of: Everyman and Other Plays: By Ernest Rhys - Illustrated

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  • Cover of: Songs from the plays of Shakespeare

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  • Cover of: A London rose, and other rhymes

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  • Cover of: Letters from Limbo: with 63 reproductions of letters

    First published in 1936 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: The leaf burners, and other poems

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  • Cover of: The prelude to poetry: the English poets in the defence and praise of their own art.

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  • Cover of: The South Wales coast from Chepstow to Aberystwyth

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  • Cover of: Everyman's Library: the High History of the Holy Graal Translated From the Old French By Sebastian Evans

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British writer (1859–1946); original editor of Everyman's Library

Born 17 July 1859
Died 25 May 1946

Subjects

History and criticism, Poetry, Biography, English literature, English poetry, Short stories, English essays, Authors, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, Translations into English, Welsh poetry, World War, 1914-1918, burial vaults, catalepsy, dragons, gothic fiction, hermitages, heroic romances, horror, hysteria, knights, maces, psychogenic death, short stories

Places

Wales, England, Eton College, Heaven, Lofoten, New York, Norway, Oxford, Paris, Rome, University of Oxford, Valley of the Many-Colored Grass

People

Ethelred, Madeline Usher, Roderick Usher, C. Auguste Dupin, David Saint (6th cent), Eleonora, Ermengarde, Ernest Rhys (1859-1946), Fortunato, Frederic Leighton Leighton of Stretton Baron (1830-1896), Jonas Danilssønn Ramus, Lady Fortunato, Luchresi, Minister D—, Montresor, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Landor, Mrs. Ellison, Prince Prospero, Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Robert Browning (1812-1889), Robert Browning (1812-1889,), Seabright Ellison, William Wilson

Time

19th century, 20th century, Carnival, To 1500

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Alternative names

  • Rhys, Ernest
  • Rhys Ernest 1859-1946
  • Ernest 1859-1946 Ed Rhys
  • Edited by Ernest Rhys
  • Rhys
  • Ernest Ernest Rhys
  • Ernest rhys
  • Rhys Ernest

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November 12, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa cleaned pseudonyms
November 12, 2023 Edited by OnFrATa merge authors
October 31, 2023 Edited by Marla Added bio; updated birth/death dates
October 31, 2023 Edited by Marla Added new photo
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import