William Henry Oliphant Smeaton Scottish Writer
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| First Name |
William
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| Middle Name |
Henry Oliphant
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| Last Name |
Smeaton
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| Birthday |
24th October, 1856
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| Birthplace |
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| Died |
31st March, 1914
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| Place of Death |
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Nationality |
Scottish
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, journalist, editor, historian, educator
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Fiction, adventure fiction, children's fiction, non-fiction, travel literature, children's fiction
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William Henry Oliphant Smeaton (24 October 1856 – 31 March 1914), sometimes using the pen name Oliphant Smeaton, was a Scottish writer, journalist, editor, historian and educator. He was popularly known for his writing on Australian life and literature for various British publications as well as for his adventure and children's fiction novels during the 1890s. Later in his career, Smeaton also published books on Scottish antiquities and edited English literary text, ballads and collections of verse and prose. His best known work, The Life and Works of William Shakespeare (1911), was especially successful and enjoyed several reprints. He also contributed several biographies for the "Famous Scots Series" published by Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier.
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