E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Collier, John Payne
(b. January 11th, 1789; d. September 17th, 1883). “The Poetical Decameron” (1820); “The Poet’s Pilgrimage” (1822); an edition of Dodsley’s “Old Plays” (1825); “History of Dramatic Poetry” (1831); “New Facts regarding the Life of Shakespeare” (1835); editions of Shakespeare’s Works (1842 and 1853); “Memoirs of Actors in the Plays of Shakespeare” (1846); an edition of the “Works of Spenser” (1862); and a “Bibliographical Account of Rare Books” (1865). Reproductions of some of our curious old classic works, begun in 1866.
