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Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
1861–1922
A gifted man of letters, he helped shape the study of English literature in Britain while also writing criticism, poetry, and essays of his own. His work brought together a teacher’s clarity, a critic’s judgment, and a lively interest in the great writers of the past.
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by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Robert Louis Stevenson
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
England and the War
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Milton
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Romance: Two Lectures
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
Shakespeare
by Sir Walter Alexander Raleigh
About the author
Born in London on September 5, 1861, he was educated at the City of London School, Edinburgh Academy, University College London, and King's College, Cambridge. He went on to become an important literary scholar and teacher, holding posts at Aligarh, Liverpool, Glasgow, and eventually Oxford, where he served as the first Professor of English Literature.
He was known for writing with energy and accessibility rather than dryness, and his books on writers such as Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Burns helped bring literary criticism to a broad readership. Alongside his academic work, he also wrote poetry and essays, earning a reputation as one of the most engaging literary voices of his time.
He was knighted in 1911, a sign of the esteem he had won in British intellectual life. He died in Oxford on May 13, 1922, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both deep learning and a genuine pleasure in literature.