William Allingham

Mar 19, 1824 - Nov 18, 1889

William Allingham was an Irish poet, diarist and editor. He wrote several volumes of lyric verse, and his poem 'The Faeries' was much anthologised; but he is better known for his posthumously published Diary, in which he records his lively encounters with Tennyson, Carlyle and other writers and artists. His wife, Helen Allingham, was a well-known watercolourist and illustrator.
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“Writing is learning to say nothing, more cleverly each day.”

William Allingham
Mar 19, 1824 - Nov 18, 1889
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