Augustus Jessopp | |
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| Born | Augustus Jessopp 20 December 1823 Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England |
| Died | 12 February 1914 (aged 90) Scarning, Norfolk, England |
| Resting place | Scarning, Norfolk, England |
| Occupation | Writer; clergyman |
| Nationality | British |
| Notable works | Random Roaming, The Coming of the Friars, Arcady for Better or Worse, The Trials of a Country Parson, An Antiquary's Ghost Story |
Augustus Jessopp (20 December 1823 – 12 February 1914)[1] was an English cleric and writer.[2] He spent periods of time as a schoolmaster and then later as a clergyman in Norfolk, England. He wrote regular articles for The Nineteenth Century, variously on humorous, polemical and historical topics. He published scholarly work on local Norfolk history and on aspects of English literature. A good friend of the academic and ghost-story writer M. R. James, he is described by James' biographer R. W. Pfaff as "a fine specimen of the learned but somewhat eccentric country parson."[3]
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- ^ Jessica Amanda Salmonson (1999). "The Antiquarian of Arcady, Augustus Jessopp, the friend of M. R. James". Violet Books. Archived from the original on 30 March 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2013.