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Thomas Ingoldsby (1788–1845)

Author of The Ingoldsby Legends

23+ Works 381 Members 10 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the names: R. H Barham, Barham R. H., Thomas Barham, Richard Barham, Rev R H Barham, Thomas Inoldsby, Thomas Ingolsby, Ingoldsby Thomas, Thomas Ingoldsby, Richard H Barham, Rev Richard Barham, ingoldsbythomasrackh, Thomas Esq Ingoldsby, Thomas Ingoldsby Esq, Richard Henry Barham, Thomas Ingoldsby Esq, Richard Harris Barham, Thomas Ingoldsby Esq., Richard Harris Barham, Richard Harris] [Barham, Rev. Richard Harris Barham, Arthur Rackham, Ingoldsby, Thomas, Thomas Ingoldsby (Richard Harris Barham), Richard Harris as Thomas Ingoldsby Barham, pseud. [i.e. Richard Harris Barham.] Thomas Ingold

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Works by Thomas Ingoldsby

The Ingoldsby Legends (1843) 327 copies

The Jackdaw of Rheims (1880) 18 copies

The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels (Volume 1) (2010) 7 copies

The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels Volume II (1842) 6 copies

Collected Stories of Richard Barham (2017) 2 copies

Jerry Jarvis's Wig 2 copies

The Ingoldsby Lyrics 2 copies

The lay of St. Aloys ... 2 copies

My cousin Nicholas 1 copy

Mrs. Botherby's Story: The Leech of Folkestone (2004) 1 copy

De Ridder en de dame. Eene Engelsche legende. Vrij vertaald. [A translation of “The Knight and the Lady,” from… 1 copy

Misadventures at Margate : a legend of Jarvis's Jetty 1 copy

The life and letters of the Rev. Richard Harris Barham: Author of The Ingoldsby legends 1 copy

Due strane storie scozzesi (1998) 1 copy

Some account of my cousin Nicholas 1 copy

Personal reminiscences 1 copy

The Garrick Club : notices of one hundred and thirty-five of its former members 1 copy

Singular Passage in the Life of the Late Henry Harris, Doctor in Divinity 1 copy

The Tragedy 1 copy

The Spectre of Tappington (in Classic Victorian and Edwardian Ghost Stories - COLLINGS) 1 copy

Baldwin; or, A miser's heir, by an old bachelor [signed G.H.E.] 1 copy

Ein eigentümlicher Vorgang im Leben des verstorbenen Dr. theol. Henry Harris wie von S. Ehrw. Joseph Ingoldsby,… (2012) 1 copy

The Witches' Frolic and The Bagman's Dog ... Illustrated by Jane E. Cook 1 copy

Associated Works

Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories (1996) 321 copies

The Supernatural Omnibus (1931) — Contributor — 141 copies

The Mystery Book (1934) — Contributor — 29 copies

Great Ghost Stories: 34 Classic Tales of the Supernatural (2002) — Contributor — 27 copies

Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre (1947) — Contributor — 27 copies

Great English Short Stories (1930) — Contributor — 20 copies

The Second Omnibus Of Crime: The World's Great Crime Stories (1932) — Contributor — 18 copies

A Century of Thrillers from Poe to Arlen (First Series) (1934) — Contributor — 18 copies

Spookbeeld vijf Victoriaanse vertellingen (1980) — Contributor — 4 copies

Bruin's Midnight Reader (2021) — Contributor, some editions — 3 copies

English short stories of the nineteenth century — Contributor — 1 copy

Supernatural Tales 2 (1974) 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Barham, Richard Harris
Other names: Barham, R. H.
Birthdate: 1788-12-06
Date of death: 1845-06-17
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Canterbury, Kent, England, UK
Place of death: London, England, UK
Places of residence: Canterbury, Kent, England, UK (birth)
London, England, UK
Education: Oxford University
Occupations: canon (St. Paul's Cathedral)
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Short biography: Thomas Ingoldsby is a character in the book by Barham, The Ingoldsby Legends, which were published under the character's name, hiding the true identity of the author.

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Short Story Man who believes ghost is stealing his pants in Name that Book (March 2016)

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The jackdaw of Rheims by Thomas, Ingoldsby, Rossi, Lucius,,

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Mustygusher | Dec 19, 2022 |

The Ingoldsby legends by Thomas Ingoldsby by R. H. Barham

Important to notice that Thomas Ingoldsby is NOT the author. He is a character in the book which was published under his name, the author concealing his own identity.

Fun, spectral themes. Playful, high-sounding language.

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thesmellofbooks | 5 other reviews | Apr 16, 2014 |

The Ingoldsby Legends: Or, Mirth and Marvels Volume II by Richard Harris Barham

I was not fond of this second volume at first. This volume is almost all poetry and the first poems are epic in length and imperial in attitude, though almost all are meant to be humorous. Towards the middle of the volume, the poems topics are ghosts, ghouls and rather horrid characters, that's when my interest picked up. By the end of the volume, the poems were silly and there were several which were easy to imagine Bertie Wooster reading aloud. I began to get a feel of Ogden Nash or Eugene Field, and those are two of my favorite poets. I think I would have enjoyed this even more if I had a good solid grounding in English history and characters.… (more)

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MrsLee | May 20, 2009 |

The lay of St. Aloys ... by pseud. [i.e. Richard Harris Barham.] Thomas Ingoldsby

Lavish illos and calligraphy on loose pages - one may be missing!

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Gateaupain | Jan 2, 2008 |

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Works: 23
Also by: 12
Members: 381
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Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 10
ISBNs: 33
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