W. P. Ker (1855–1923)
Author of The Dark Ages
About the Author
Image credit: portrait by Sir Johnstone Forbes-Robertson
Works by W. P. Ker
An English miscellany : presented to Dr. Furnivall in honour of his seventy-fifth birthday — Editor — 3 copies, 1 review
Essays on Medieval Literature 2 copies
Epic and Romance 2 copies
Romance 1 copy
Collected Essays 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Ker, William Paton
- Birthdate
- 1855-08-30
- Date of death
- 1923-07-17
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Glasgow
University of Oxford (Balliol College) - Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- All Souls College, Oxford
University College of South Wales
University College London - Short biography
- William Paton Ker (usually referred to as "W. P. Ker"; 30 August 1855 - 17 July 1923)
- Cause of death
- heart attack
- Nationality
- Scotland
UK - Birthplace
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
- Place of death
- Macugnaga, Piedmont, Italy
- Associated Place (for map)
- Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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Reviews
Very miscellaneous collection of Ker's writings including a series of ballads, a series of Chaucer, and discussions of later English poetry to the nineteenth century, plus a few reviews of work on Spanish and Italian poets.
Reprint. Orig. publ. London : Macmillan, 1908
An English miscellany presented to Dr. Furnivall in honour of his seventy-fifth birthday by W. P. Ker
Afterword signed by A. W. PollardEx-lib. MED (no. 204)
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