| 词条 | William Davenport Adams |
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William Davenport Adams (28 December 1851 in Brixton, London[1] – 26 July 1904 in Wandsworth, London) was an English journalist and author. Born in Brixton, London, he was the son of William Henry Davenport Adams, also a journalist and author. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School and Edinburgh University, he began newspaper work in 1870, working in Greenock and for the Nottingham Daily Guardian.[2] He became literary editor of The Globe in 1885, and was also well known as a dramatic critic. He published many collections of poetry, several books about books, and edited a Dictionary of English Literature (1877) and a Dictionary of the Drama (1899). Notes1. ^http://www.oxforddnb.com/templates/article.jsp?articleid=30335&back={{dead link|date=May 2018}} 2. ^{{cite news |title=Obituary. Well Known Journalist|work=Nottingham Evening Post |date=27 July 1904 |accessdate=18 August 2016 |url=http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/19040727/075/0005| via = British Newspaper Archive|subscription=yes}} References
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