Richard Davey

English author and journalist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroEnglish author and journalist
PlacesUnited Kingdom Great Britain England
wasWriter Novelist Playwright Journalist
Work fieldFilm, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Literature
Gender
Male
Birth12 July 1848, Mileham, United Kingdom
Death25 November 1911Venice, Italy (aged 63 years)
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Richard Patrick Boyle Davey (12 July 1848 – 25 November 1911) was an English author and journalist.

Life

Davey was born on 12 July 1848 at Mileham, Norfolk, as the youngest son of Richard and Eliza Davey. After studying in France and Italy, Davey moved to New York City in 1870 and became an editor for Spirit of the Times. In 1880 he returned to England to write for The Morning Post. He also wrote for The Fortnightly Review, the National Review, The Nineteenth Century, the Saturday Review, and other publications. He wrote two historical novels and four plays. His non-fiction books include profiles of Cuba and Turkey based on his travels, and a series of books on the lives of famous women. In 1907, he married Eleanora Denman, a granddaughter of Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman. Davey died on 25 November 1911 in Venice, Italy.

Works

Novels and short stories

  • A Royal Amour, 1882
  • The Sand Sea, and Other Stories, 1896
  • Wetherleigh: A Romance of Hampton Court, 1897

Plays

  • Paul and Virginia, 1886
  • Lesbia, 1888
  • L'Heritage d'Helene (with Lucy H. Hooper), 1889, performed in English under multiple titles including Helen's Inheritance and Inherited
  • St. Ronan's Well, 1893
  • Marion de L'Orme, 1894, adapted from the play by Victor Hugo

Non-fiction

  • A History of Mourning, 1889
  • Furs and Fur Garments, 1895
  • The Sultan and His Subjects, 1897
  • Victoria, Queen and Empress, 1897
  • Cuba Past and Present, 1898
  • Mary Tudor, 1898
  • Historical London, 1902
  • Life of Lady Jane Grey, 1902
  • Lucrezia Borgia, 1903
  • Botticelli, 1903
  • The Pageant of London, 1906
  • The Italian Renaissance, 1906
  • The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times, 1909
  • The Tower of London, 1910
  • The Sisters of Lady Jane Grey and Their Wicked Grandfather, 1911
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