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Robert Bell

1766–1826

An Irish-born man of letters, he moved through journalism, editing, and historical writing with unusual range. His books helped bring poetry, biography, and European history to a broad 19th-century readership.

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Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution Or, an Account of the Life and Character of John Church the Obelisk Preacher, Who Was Formerly a Frequenter of Vere-street, and Who Has Been Charged With Unnatural Practices in Various Places. To Which Is Annexed, a Fac-simile of a Letter, Written by Him to James Cook, Who Kept the Infamous House in Vere-street.

Religion & Morality Vindicated, Against Hypocrisy and Pollution Or, an Account of the Life and Character of John Church the Obelisk Preacher, Who Was Formerly a Frequenter of Vere-street, and Who Has Been Charged With Unnatural Practices in Various Places. To Which Is Annexed, a Fac-simile of a Letter, Written by Him to James Cook, Who Kept the Infamous House in Vere-street.

by Robert Bell

About the author

Born in Cork on January 16, 1800, he was educated at Trinity College Dublin and became active early in literary and journalistic circles. After moving to London, he built a long career as a writer and editor, contributing to periodicals and taking on a wide variety of literary projects.

He is especially remembered for his annotated edition of the English Poets, a large multivolume undertaking that paired the poets' works with memoir-style introductions. He also wrote historical and biographical books, including works on Russia and on English poets, and edited collections such as The Story-teller.

His career shows the breadth expected of many 19th-century professional authors: part critic, part editor, part historian, and always a working journalist. He died on April 12, 1867.