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Robert Charles Dallas
1754–1824
Born in Jamaica and active in Britain, this prolific writer moved between poetry, fiction, travel writing, and history. He is now especially remembered for his writings on Lord Byron and for his history of the Second Maroon War.
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About the author
Robert Charles Dallas was a Jamaican-born British writer, born in 1754 in Kingston, Jamaica. He was educated in Scotland and England, trained for the law, and later built a literary career that ranged across novels, poems, translations, essays, and historical writing.
His work was notably varied. Modern reference sources describe him as a poet and conservative writer, while literary databases also list novels such as Percival, Aubrey, The Morelands, The Knights, and Sir Francis Darrell. He is also known for The History of the Maroons, a book connected with the Second Maroon War in Jamaica.
Dallas is often remembered today through his connection with Lord Byron. He wrote recollections and correspondence relating to Byron, and that association has helped keep his name visible in literary history. He died in 1824.