John Liddell Kelly
John Liddell Kelly (19 February 1850 – 10 December 1925) was a British journalist and poet.[1]
Biography
[edit]Born near Airdrie, Scotland, Kelly left school at the age of eleven and was self-educated afterwards. He married in 1870 and emigrated to New Zealand in 1880 on account of his health.[2] In New Zealand he served as sub-editor for the Auckland Star[3] and wrote humorous verses for the Auckland Observer.[4] He also worked for the Lyttelton Times and the New Zealand Times.
Works
[edit]- (1885). Tahiti, the Land of Love and Beauty.
- (1887). Tarawera, or the Curse of Tuhoto.
- (1890). Zealandia's Jubilee.
- (1902). Heather and Fern.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kelly, John Liddell (1850–1925)," The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Ed. by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, Oxford University Press, 1998.
- ^ Sladen, Douglas B.W. (1890). Australian Poets, 1788-1888. New York: Cassell Publishing Company, p. 265.
- ^ Sladen (1890), p. 265.
- ^ Sladen (1890), p. 266.
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