William Howitt (18 December 1792 – 3 March 1879), was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, ...
William Howitt
English writer
William Howitt, was a prolific English writer on history and other subjects. Howitt Primary Community School in Heanor, Derbyshire, is named after him and his wife. Wikipedia
Born: December 18, 1792, Heanor, United Kingdom
Died: March 3, 1879 (age 86 years), Rome, Italy
Children: Anna Mary Howitt, Alfred William Howitt, and Charlton Howitt
Spouse: Mary Howitt (m. 1821)
Siblings: Godfrey Howitt
Education: Ackworth School
Books
Colonization and Christianity
1838
Land, labour, and gold
1855
The Rural Life of England
1838
The history of the supernatural
1863
John Cassell's Illustrated History of England: From the earliest period to the reign of Edward the Fourth. v. 2. From the reign of Edward IV. to the death of Queen Elizabeth. v. 3. From the accession of James I. to the revolution of 1688. v. 4. From the accession of William III. to the death of George II. v. 5. From the accession of George III. to the French Revolution (July, 1792). v. 6. From the French Revolution (July, 1792) to the death of George III. (January, 1820). v. 7. From the accession of George IV. to the Irish famine, 1847. v. 8. From the overthrow of Louis Philippe to the death of the Prince Consort (1861)
1857
Visits to remarkable places
1840
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