English Victorian Poet and Novelist whose novels are noted for their wit, brilliant dialogue, and aphoristic quality of language. 1828-1909 Popularity:
“`Hog's my feed,' said Andrew Hedger . . .`Ah could eat hog a solid hower.'”
“Under yonder beech-tree single on the greensward, / Couched with her arms behind her golden head, / Knees and tresses folded to slip and ripple idly, / Lies my young love sleeping in the shade.”
