Joseph Bounden (?1785-1842 fl.) was an English poet.
Life[]
Bounden's birthdate and his parents are unknown It is not known where or when or if he was baptized.[1]
He seems to have lived most of his life in the St. Marylebone area of Westminster although in his will he left two houses in Lower Marsh Street, Lambeth. Tax records locate a Joseph Bounden in St. Marylebone in 1808 and 1810; and it is quite possible he was the Joseph Bounden apprenticed as a bookbinder to Stanley Heard in that area. This would be consistent with his age as given on the death certificate.[1]
Bounden was a member of the Philomatic Institute. He published 2 collections of poetry.[2]
In 1838 a few pieces were published in a short-lived periodical, Sunbeam, and included “My Native Village Revisited.” His debut collection poetry, Fatal Curiosity (1805), was widely advertised and his 2d volume, The Deserted City (1824), was well received and included an original poem, “Electricity.” A Gothic novel, The Murderer (1808), attracted less attention, as did a play, The Fortress of Rotzberg, in 1818.[1]
He contributed many, mostly long, poems under his own name and as “J.B”’ to the short-lived Philomathic Journal (1824-26) which he seems to have edited with George and Jonathan Dawson and J.A. Heraud.[1]
He died on 5 October 1837, aged 55, of chronic asthma, at 65 Newman Street, Oxford Street, London, where he had been living as a lodger. He was buried at Whitefields Chapel (Methodist), Tottenham Court Road, on 12 October 1837.[1]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Fatal Curiosity; or, The vision of Sylvester: A poem, in two books. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1805.
- The Deserted City; Eva: A tale in two cantos; and other poems. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, & Green, 1824.
Play[]
- The Fortress of Rotzberg; or, The Swiss patriots: A play in three acts. London: 1818.
Novel[]
- The Murderer; or, The fall of Lecas: A tale. (2 volumes), London: Minerva-Press, for Lane, Newman, 1808.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
News[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Joseph Bounden, Jackson Library of Romantic Literature, University of Toronto. Web, Sep. 5, 2024.
- ↑ Joseph Bounden (1785 ca.-1824 fl.), English Poetry, 1579-1830, Center for Applied Technologies in the Humanities, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University. Web, May 1, 2016.
- ↑ Search results = au:Joseph Bounden, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, May 1, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
- Joseph Bounden (1785 ca.-1824 fl.) at English Poetry, 1579-1830 (profile & 4 poems)
- Books
- Joseph Bounden at Amazon.com
- About
- Joseph Bounden in the Jackson Library of Romantic Literature
| Original Penny's Poetry Pages article, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0. |
|