author
Edward Burrough Brownlow
1857–1895
A little-known late 19th-century poet whose work was gathered and published after his death, he wrote with a lyrical, reflective style shaped by literary life in Montreal. His surviving reputation rests mainly on Orpheus and Other Poems, a memorial volume prepared by friends and fellow writers.
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Orpheus and Other Poems
by Edward Burrough Brownlow
About the author
Edward Burrough Brownlow was a poet associated with Montreal literary circles in the late 1800s. Contemporary notes in editions of Orpheus and Other Poems describe him as born in London, England, on November 27, 1857, and dying in Montreal, Canada, on September 8, 1895.
Sources connected with his posthumous collection say he worked for several years as a bank clerk in Montreal and was active in the city’s literary community. He was also remembered as the editor of Arcadia, a fortnightly publication devoted to literature and art.
Brownlow remains an obscure figure today, but Orpheus and Other Poems, published in 1896 by Montreal’s Pen and Pencil Club in his memory, preserves the work of a writer who clearly mattered to the circle around him.