Après avoir fait ses études à Aberdeen, il acheta un brevet d’officier d’infanterie, puis il étudia le droit et enfin, ayant fait un riche mariage, il s’adonna à la poésie et à la littérature.

Œuvres

Ses principaux écrits sont :

Letters from a noble man to his son (in 8°) ;
Public characters (Londres, 1798, in 8°) ;
History of the wars of the French revolution (Londres, 1803. 2 vol. in-4°) ;
Annual biography and obituary (Londres, 1817, 5 vol. in-8°).

Source

« Alexander Stephens (biographe) », dans Pierre Larousse, Grand dictionnaire universel du XIX siècle, 1863-1890, 15 vol. .

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Portail de l’Écosse
Portail de la littérature britannique

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