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James Plumptre

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James Plumptre (1771–1832) was an English clergyman and dramatist.

Life

James Plumptre was born at Cambridge on 2 October 1771, the third son of Robert Plumptre, President of Queens' College, Cambridge, by his wife, Anne Newcome.^[1]^[2] Anna Plumptre was his sister. James was educated at Dr. Henry Newcome's school at Hackney, where he took part in amateur theatricals. In 1788 he entered Queens' College, Cambridge, but migrated to Clare Hall, where he graduated B.A. in 1792, M.A. in 1795, and B.D. in 1808. In 1793 he was elected fellow of Clare.^[1]

On 18 May 1812 he was presented to the living of Great Gransden, Huntingdonshire, which he held till his death there on 23 January 1832. He was unmarried.

Works

He wrote plays, advocated the claims of the stage as a moral educator, and tried to improve its tone. He also wrote religious books. Besides pamphlets, letters, single sermons, and hymns, he published:

‘The Coventry Act; a Comedy,’ 1793.
‘A concise View of the History of Religious Knowledge,’ 1794.
‘Osway: a Tragedy,’ 1795.
‘The Lakers: a Comic Opera,’ 1798.
‘A Collection of Songs … selected and revised,’ 3 vols., 1806.
‘Four Discourses relating to the Stage,’ 1809.
‘The Vocal Repository,’ 1809.
‘The English Drama purified,’ 3 vols. 1812; a selection of expurgated plays.
‘Three Discourses on the Case of Animal Creation,’ 1816.
‘The Experienced Butcher,’ 1816.
‘Original Dramas,’ 1818.
‘A Selection from the Fables by John Gay,’ 1823.
‘One Hundred Fables in Verse, by various Authors,’ 1825.
‘Robinson Crusoe, edited by Rev. James Plumptre,’ 1826; republished in 1882 by the S.P.C.K.
‘A Popular Commentary on the Bible,’ 2 vols. 1827.

References

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