Egan, Pierce

Egan, Pierce
(1772-1849)
   Humorist, b. in London, he satirised the Prince Regent in The Lives of Florizel and Perdita (1814), but is best remembered by Life in London: or the Day and Night Scenes of Jerry Hawthorn and his elegant friend, Corinthian Tom, a collection of sketches which had great success at the time, and which gives a picture of the sports and amusements of London in the days of the Regency. It was illustrated by George Cruikshank.

Short biographical dictionary of English literature . . 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Egan, Pierce, The Elder — ▪ British writer born 1772, London, Eng. died Aug. 3, 1849, London  sporting writer whose works were considered indispensable reading for English men about town in the early 19th century.       Egan made his reputation as a boxing reporter. His… …   Universalium

  • Egan — Egan, Pierce, engl. Novellist, geb. 1814 in London, gest. daselbst 6. Juli 1880, Sohn des durch seine »Boxiana, or sketches of ancient and modern pugilism« (1824, 4 Bde.) bekannten ältern Pierce E. (1772–1849), besuchte seit 1834 die… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Pierce Egan — (1772 1849), early journalist, sportswriter, and writer on popular culture. He wrote first about boxing in his serial publication, Boxiana, or Sketches of Ancient and Modern Pugilism (1813 1828), in which he originated the description of boxing… …   Wikipedia

  • Egan — is a popular family name that comes from the Irish Gaelic name Mac Aodhagáin. It is derived from the root aedh meaning little fire and the diminutive an hence the little bright eyed one . Variations include: Egan, Eagan, Keegan, MacEgan, Kegan… …   Wikipedia

  • Egan — (spr. ihgĕn), Pierce, engl. Novellist, geb. 1814 in London, gest. 6. Juli 1880 das., in seinen ersten Romanen (»Robin Hood«, 1840; »Wat Tyler«, 1841; »Paul Jones«, 1842) der Richtung Walter Scotts folgend, später (»Imogen«, »The poor girl«, »Fair …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Maurice Francis Egan — Egan in 1923 Born 1852 Died January 15, 1924(1924 01 15) (aged 72) Education …   Wikipedia

  • Der amerikanische Neffe — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel Der amerikanische Neffe Originaltitel The Nephew …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …   Universalium

  • sports — /spawrts, spohrts/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to a sport or sports, esp. of the open air or athletic kind: a sports festival. 2. (of garments, equipment, etc.) suitable for use in open air sports, or for outdoor or informal use. [1910 15; SPORT +… …   Universalium

  • Dan Donnelly (boxer) — Dan Donnelly Statistics Real name Daniel Donnelly Nickname(s) Sir Dan Rated at Heavyweight …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”