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P. G. (Peter George) Patmore
1786–1855
A lively English man of letters, journalist, and memoirist, he moved in the literary circles of Charles Lamb and Leigh Hunt and later edited the New Monthly Magazine. He is now remembered both for his periodical writing and for his warm, anecdotal portraits of nineteenth-century writers and artists.
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Mirror of the Months
by P. G. (Peter George) Patmore
About the author
Born in London in 1786, Peter George Patmore was an English writer and journalist whose work ranged across essays, criticism, memoir, and magazine writing. Reliable biographical sources describe him as the son of a dealer in plate and jewellery, and note that he became part of a wide literary network in early nineteenth-century England.
Patmore contributed to several important periodicals, including Blackwood's Magazine, the London Magazine, and the New Monthly Magazine. He is especially associated with the New Monthly, which he edited after Theodore Hook's death and before the magazine passed to William Harrison Ainsworth. His writing is often noted for its personal, conversational quality, and for his connections with figures such as Charles Lamb and Leigh Hunt.
He also wrote books, including My Friends and Acquaintance, a late work built from memories and character sketches of well-known contemporaries. Patmore died in 1855, and he is also known as the father of the poet Coventry Patmore.