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A Victorian London publishing house rather than a single writer, this firm appears on a wide range of 19th-century books. It makes sense on older title pages, but there is no clear individual author biography to tell here.

by W. Kent and Co.

by W. Kent and Co.
W. Kent and Co. was a London bookseller and publisher, not a person. Records for the firm place it at 23 Paternoster Row and show it operating under that name in the 19th century, with surviving references to books issued across several decades.
Because this entry refers to a publishing company rather than an identifiable author, there is no personal life story, literary career, or portrait that can be confirmed in the usual way. If you meant a specific writer whose book was published by W. Kent and Co., I can help build an author profile for that person instead.