
Staffordshire Advertiser, 4 January 1919. Courtesy British Newpaper Archive.
William Amphlett (?1775-1819 fl.) was an English poet and editor.[1]
Life[]
Amphlett lived in Birmingham and Wolverhampton, England.[2] He worked as editor of the Staffordshire Advertiser.[1]
As of 1819 he had emigrated to the United States, and was living "on the banks of the Ohio" River.[3]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- The Triumphs of War, and other poems. London: C. Whittingham for S. Bagster, 1796.[4]
- The War Offerings: A collection of songs. 1803.[1]
- Invasion: A poem (by "J. Amphlett"). Wolverhampton, UK: Gower & Smart for Longman & Rees, & Mr. Hurst, 1804.[5]
Play[]
- The astronomer: A farce. 1802.[1]
Novel[]
- Ned Bentley (by "J. Amphlett"). (3 volumes), Stafford, UK: J. Drewry for London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, & Orme, 1808.[5]
Non-fiction[]
- The Emigrant's Directory to the Western States of North America; including A voyage out from Liverpool. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, & Brown, 1819.[4]
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.
See also[]
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William Amphlett (1775 ca.-1819 fl.), English Poetry, 1579-1830. Web, Apr. 17, 2016.
- ↑ Bibliotheca Staffordiensis; or, A Bibliographical Account of Books and Other Printed Matter Relating To, Printed Or Published In, Or Written by a Native, Resident, Or Person Deriving a Title From, Any Portion of the County of Stafford (compiled by Rupert Simms). Lichield, UK: printed by A.C. Loman, 1894, 15. Google Books, Web, Apr. 17, 2016.
- ↑ "Literary and Scientific Intelligence," Edinburgh Monthly Review, Volume 2. Waugh & Innes, 1819, 368.Google Books, Web, Apr. 17, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Search results = au:William Amphlett, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 17, 2016.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Search results = au:J Amphlett, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Apr. 17, 2016.
External links[]
- Poems
- William Amphlett (1775 ca.-1819 fl.) profile & poem ("Old Age") at English Poetry, 1579-1830
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