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Charles Hamilton Bromby
1843–1904
A Tasmanian lawyer and public figure who also turned to literature, he is remembered today for a historical novel set in ancient Greece and for bringing Dante into English for new readers.
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Alkibiades, a tale of the Great Athenian War
by Charles Hamilton Bromby
About the author
Born in Cheltenham, England, on July 17, 1843, Charles Hamilton Bromby was educated at Cheltenham College and St Edmund Hall, Oxford. He trained in law, was called to the bar at the Inner Temple, and went on to serve in colonial Tasmania, including a period as Attorney-General.
Alongside his legal and public career, he wrote and translated books. His best-known literary work is Alkibiades, a Tale of the Great Athenian War, a historical novel published after his death and edited by Mary Bromby. He also translated Dante Alighieri's A Question of the Water and of the Land into English.
Bromby died on July 24, 1904. Though he is often noted first for his work in law and politics, his writing shows a clear interest in classical history and serious literary scholarship.