Ernest Gilliat-Smith
Appearance
Ernest Gilliat-Smith | |
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Born | Frederick Ernest Gilliat-Smith 8 July 1858 Woodmansterne,England |
Died | 22 February 1935 Newbury,England | (aged 76)
Occupation | Writer |
Spouse | Elinor Cockerell |
Children | 3 |
Frederick Ernest Gilliat-Smith(1858–1935) was an English Catholic poet and author of historical non-fiction.
Life
[edit]Gilliat-Smith was born inWoodmansterne,Surrey, on 8 July 1858. He converted to Catholicism in 1879 and pursued a literary career. He married Elinor Cockerell, with whom he had three children, Bernard, Guy[1]and Monica. After living some years inBruges,Belgium, he moved toRomein 1913. He died at home inNewbury, Berkshire,on 22 February 1935.[2]
Publications
[edit]Gilliat-Smith was a contributor to theDublin Review,The Tablet,theAmerican Ecclesiastical Review,theIrish Ecclesiastical Record,Catholic World,and theCatholic Encyclopedia.His independent publications include:
- Songs from Prudentius(London,John Lane,1898)
- Fantasies from Dreamland(London, 1899)
- Story of Bruges,illustrated by Edith Calvert andHerbert Railton(London,J.M. Dent,1901).[3]
- Story of Brussels,illustrated byKatharine Kimballand Guy Gilliat-Smith (London, J.M. Dent, 1906).[4]
- St. Clare of Assisi(London, J.M. Dent, 1914).[5]
- Some Notes, Historical and Otherwise, concerning the Sacred Constantinian Order(London, J.M. Dent, 1922).[6]
- Saint Anthony of Padua according to his contemporaries(London & Toronto, J.M. Dent; New York,E.P. Dutton,1926).[7]
References
[edit]- ^Burnand, Francis Cowley.The Catholic Who's Who and Yearbook,Volume 17, 1924, p. 185
- ^Obituary inThe Tablet,2 March 1935, p. 19.
- ^Story of Brugesat Internet Archive.
- ^Story of Brusselsat Internet Archive.
- ^St. Clare of Assisiat Internet Archive.
- ^Some Notesat Internet Archive.
- ^"Gilliat-Smith, Ernest".id.loc.gov.Library of Congress.
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