Part 17 (1/2)

=Latimer, Hugh.= c. 1491-1555. Bp. Worcester. Theologian. His Sermons are rude but forcible and strongly idiomatic discourses. _See Corrie's edition. London, 4 vols. 8vo, 1845._ _See Life, by Demaus, 1869; and Tulloch's Leaders of the Reformation._

=Law, Wm.= 1686-1761. Theologian. Author Serious Call to a Higher Life, etc. _See Life, by Tighe, 1813._

=Lawrence, Geo. Alfred.= 1827-1876. Novelist. Author Guy Livingstone, Sword and Gown, Sans Merci, Anteros, Maurice Dering, etc. _Pub. Har.

Lip._

=Layamon.= fl. c. 1200. Author The Brut, or Chronicle of Britain, a famous semi-Saxon poem. Style earnest and simple. _See F. Madden's edition, 1847._

=Layard [l[=a]-ard], Austen Henry.= 181 Archaeologist. Author Nineveh and its Remains, Monuments of Nineveh, etc. _Pub. Har._

=Lear, Edward.= 18-- ----. Author Journal of a Landscape Painter, Nonsense Book, etc. _Pub. Rob._

=Lecky, Wm. Edw. Hartpole.= 183 Irish historian. Author Hist.

Rationalism, Hist. European Morals, Hist. England in the 18th Cent.

etc. A careful, dignified writer who treats of history philosophically.

_Pub. Apl._

=Lee, Frederick George.= 183 Theologian and poet. Author of Historical Sketches of the Reformation, Lyrics of Life and Light, etc.

_See The Biograph, Aug. 1880._ _Pub. Dut._

=Lee, Harriet.= 1766-1851. Author [with Sophia L.] of the Canterbury Tales, a series of tales of much power. Byron's Werner is a version of one of them.

=Lee, Holme.= See Parr, Harriet.

=Lee, Nathaniel.= 1655-1692. Dramatist. Alexander the Great is one of his tragedies.

=Lee, Sophia.= 1750-1824. Novelist. Sister to H. L. Author of two of the Canterbury Tales, of several novels, and of the comedy The Chapter of Accidents.

=Lee, Wm.= 1815-1883. Irish theologian and ecclesiologist. His chief work is the Donnellan Lect. on the Inspiration of Scripture. A profound biblical scholar. _Pub. Ca._

=LeFanu, J. Sheridan.= ---- 1874. Novelist. Author All in the Dark, Tenants of Malory, etc. _Pub. Har._

=Leighton [l[=a]-ton], Rob't.= 1613-1684. Abp. Glasgow. Theologian.

His style is still much admired. _See Pearson's edition, London, 1828, N. Y. 1859._ _Pub. Ca._

=L. E. L.= See Landon.

=Leland, John.= 1506-1552. Antiquarian. Author The Itinerary, etc.

=Lemon, Mark.= 1809-1870. Journalist, novelist, and dramatist. The Serious Family is his best known farce. Author Jest Book, etc. _Pub.

Mac._

=Lempriere [l[)e]m'pr[)i]-er, or lem-preer'], John.= 1765-1824.

Scholar of note. Author of a Cla.s.sical Dict., and a Universal Biography. _Pub. Lip. Put. Rou._

=Lennox, Mrs. Charlotte.= 1720-1804. Novelist. Author Harriet Stuart and The Female Quixote.