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Thomas Roscoe (1791–1871)
Roscoe, Thomas. An English translator and author; born at Toxteth Park, Liverpool, June 23, 1791; died at St. John’s Wood, London, Sept. 24, 1871. His original works include: ‘Gonzola the Traitor: a Tragedy’ (1820); ‘The Tourist in Switzerland and Italy’ (1830), followed by six volumes of a similar character; ‘Legends of Venice’ (1841); ‘Life of William the Conqueror’ (1846); ‘The Last of the Abencerages, and Other Poems’ (1850); and others. His translations comprise: ‘Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini’ (1822); ‘Italian Novelists’ (1825); ‘German Novelists’ (1826); ‘Spanish Novelists’ (1832); and many others.