| 词条 | Charles J. Billson |
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Charles James Billson (1858–1932) was a translator, lawyer, and collector of folklore. Billson was born in Leicester, graduated from Oxford University, and died in Heathfield in Sussex. He is buried in All Saints Church yard. His works include a translation of Virgil's Aeneid, and a noted paper on the Easter Hare. He began a correspondence with Herman Melville, after requesting a reading list from the great author, and introduced him to works by the then obscure poet James Thomson. Billson forwarded his correspondence to Melville's biographers.[1] Charles J. Billson was President (1893–94) of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society.[2] His publications included:-
References1. ^{{cite book|last=Gale|first=Robert L.|title=A Herman Melville encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M7Fo3O4f9PkC&pg=PA39|accessdate=15 February 2011|year=1995|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29011-4|pages=39–40}} 2. ^ "Presidents: Charles James Billson" Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society External links
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