Poet. Born Southgate. Named 'James Henry Leigh Hunt' after the Duke of Chandos, James Henry Leigh, who was employing Hunt's father, a preacher, as tutor to his nephew at the time of Hunt's birth. Friend of Byron, Keats and Shelley. Dickens took Hunt as the model for Harold Skimpole in 'Bleak House'.
Died at the home of his friend Charles Reynell in Putney High Street, where he had gone for a change of air.
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Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt, poet. Born on October 19th 1784 in a house on this site. Died 185...
This plaque is in the same style as one for Marcus Garvey, both located in th...
The Rose and Crown - one of Wimbledon's oldest public houses, dating from the...
Novelist and poet, best known for his novels set in rural 'Wessex' such as Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Far from the Madding Crowd. Born Upper Bockhampton, Dorset. Before turning to writing full-t...
Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist who also wrote a famous autobiography and poetry.
Person, Art, Craft / Design, Literature, Music / songs, Poetry, Sculpture, Italy
Novelist and poet (also painter). Born Eastwood, Nottinghamshire. Died Vence, France. Novels include: Lady Chatterley's Lover, Sons and Lovers, Women in Love.
Novelist and playwright. Born Anthony Walter Patrick Hamilton at Dale House, Hassocks, Sussex. He suffered multiple injuries when hit by a drunken driver in 1932. This may well have had a bearing o...
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