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Richard Trott Fisher
1804–1885
A Victorian poet and barrister, Richard Trott Fisher wrote both ambitious philosophical verse and playful stories for children. His works range from Eleusinia and The Night-Watch to the charming Lays of Ancient Babyland.
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Lays of ancient babyland : to which are added divers small histories not known to the ancients
by Richard Trott Fisher
About the author
Richard Trott Fisher was an English writer and barrister associated with Lincoln’s Inn. He was the son of the Rev. Edmund Fisher, vicar of Linton, Cambridgeshire, and was educated at Felsted School and Pembroke College, Cambridge, where he became a Fellow from 1829 to 1837. He was called to the Bar in 1829.
Fisher published poetry under his own name, including Eleusinia, or the Soul’s Progress, Nimrod, the First Tyrant, Sibylla Anglica, The Night-Watch, The Minster, and Rakings over Many Seasons. He also wrote Lays of Ancient Babyland, a collection of children’s stories and verse featuring familiar tales such as “Whittington and His Cat” and “Little Red Riding Hood.”