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Smith, Catharine Amelia (Pybus) I Mrs. Sidney Smith I, d. 1852, wife of the Rev. Sydney Smith. From the time of her marriage in 1800, was her husband's helpmate, counsellor, and admirer, ambitious for his advancement. Saved from destruction some of the lectures that he would have flung into the fire; often, at his request, looked over his MSS, to "put in dots to the i's and strokes to the t's." After his death in 1845, her one desire was to leave to the world a "memorial of my noble-hearted husband"; for that purpose collected, transcribed, and arranged his letters and papers, but felt herself incapable of writing a memoir or editing the letters. "Her pride in her husband was only equalled by her humility about herself," wrote Sarah Austin; "and nothing could persuade her that she was competent to do what she so intensely longed to see done" (Memoir of the Reverend Sydney Smith, I, 113, et passim; II, xx–xxi). The Memoir, writter by her daughter, Lady Holland, together with a selection of Smith's letters edited by Mrs. Austin, was published in 1855. James White's H.W. article "Sydney Smith" was based on the book. 

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Snow, George Henry I Snow I. The contributor recounts some of his experiences as "a youngster" aboard the whaler Japan in "the Eastern seas." The Crew List of the Japan, Public Record Office, London, lists George Henry Snow as apprentice on a voyage to the southern whale fisheries, between June 25, 1838, and Aug. 11, 1841. Snow, born in Wiltshire, was fourteen at the date of signing on. His previous ship had been the London Packet.

Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971

Sommerville. "The Great British Gum Secret" [V, 202–03. May 15, 1852] relates the discovery of the process of making adhesive paste and the subsequent commercial manufacture of such paste. The introductory paragraphs of the article, referring to the adhesive on postage stamps and connecting the article with "The Queen's Head" (Feb. 21, 1852), are evidently an editorial addition. Payment for the contribution recorded as "Advanced by W.H.W."

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Sorrell. The contributor pictures himself in his book-lined library sitting down to compose an article for H.W. – an intention that is thwarted by his love of idleness (Thomas Idle of "The Lazy Tour of Two Idle Apprentices" is "a fellow completely after my own heart") and by the stream-of-consciousness working of his "discursive mind." An example of the latter process is his recollection of a sunset viewed from the Drachenfels, of Weimar, and of "the mighty" Goethe, called forth by his lighting a German tobacco pipe. The recollection leads to his taking from the shelf Eckermann's Conversations with Goethe â€“ "an especially delightful book." Among other matters referred to in the article are Punch and Judy shows and their French and Italian counterparts.

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Soutar. The item below relates the early history of the ancient Jewish colony in K'ai-Fung-Foo and gives also the information obtained by the Jewish Society of London, early in 1851, concerning the survivors of the colony. The order of names attached to the item in the Office Book suggests that Soutar wrote the article, that it was first revised by Keys, then further revised by Morley.

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Speight, Thomas Wilkinson I T. Speight, Spelght I, 1830–1915, novelist. Born in Liverpool; educated at a foundation-school in north of England. For many years held a position with a railway company (his H.W. article "Up and down the Line" [XV, 601–07. June 27, 1857] records in detail the responsibilities and duties of railway executives and employees). Mentioned in Allibone as contributor to H.W., A.Y.R., and Belgravia. Some of his shorter novels appeared in the Gentleman's Annual. From 1867 to 1912, published some fifty works of fiction, long and short, e.g., Under Lock and Key (which he assured readers he had written before reading The Moonstone), A Secret of the Sea, The Mysteries of Heron Dyke and A Bootless Crime. Reviewers found his mystery novels "fascinating," "thrilling," "sensational."
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Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971

Spellen, John Nathaniel, prob. I Spellan I, barrister. Admitted at Gray's Inn, 1833; called to the bar, 1838 (Men-at-the-Bar). Is evidently the J. N. Spellen recorded in Brit. Mus. Cat. as author of The Inner Life of the House of Commons, 1854, and of five pamphlets constituting part of the Parish Officers' Library, e.g., The Constables' Guide and Director, The Overseers' Assistant and The Vestry Clerk and Parish Lawyer.

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Spicer, Henry I H. Spicer, Spicer I d. 1891, dramatist, misc. writer. Brought out theatrical periodical, the Curtain, 1847; co-lessee of Olympic Theatre, 1847–49; some of his plays produced there. Author of The Lords of Ellingham, 1839; Honesty, 1842; both in five acts, in verse; and other plays; also of a volume of poems, some volumes of prose fiction, and books on spirit-manifestation. As writer on spiritualism, was to Mrs. Browning "the famous Mr. Spicer" (Letters to Her Sister, p. 193).

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Author and traveller. Educated at village school in Carmarthenshire; with help of a clergyman, became good classical scholar and linguist. In 1824, named assistant editor of Oriental Herald, London; co-founder, 1827, of London Weekly Review. Later wrote letters on politics in Sunday Times and leaders in Daily Telegraph. Contributed to annuals, and to Athenaeum, Bentley's Miscellany, Sharpe's, and other periodicals. Lived at various times on the Continent; travelled extensively in north Africa and in the East. His books based on this residence and travel included Journal of a Residence in Normandy, 1831; Egypt, and Mohammed Ali, 1834; Isis: an Egyptian Pilgrimage, 1853; There and Back Again in Search of Beauty, 1853. Wrote biography of Louis Napoleon and of Sir Walter Ralegh; also historical and other works; five works of fiction. Edited Religio Medici, Pilgrim's Progress, Milton's prose works, and other English classics.

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Author. Second son of James Augustus St. John. Until 1839 studied to become artist. For several years assisted his father in research for The History of the Manners and Customs of Ancient Greece, 1842. Contributed to Sunday Times, Penny Magazine, Fraser's (his "De Re Vehiculari" in Fraser's, 1842, has been misattributed to William Maginn), Foreign Quarterly Review, Chambers's, and other periodicals. For a time, Paris correspondent for Daily Telegraph. Travelled in Egypt and studied Arabic; lived at various times in France and in Italy. His books based on his travel and residence abroad included Adventures in the Libyan Desert, 1849; Two Years' Residence in a Levantine Family, 1850; The Turks in Europe, 1853; Purple Tints of Paris, 1854; The Subalpine Kingdom, 1856. Wrote also works of fiction, a biography of Montaigne. Helped found Ethnological Society and Syro-Egyptian Society.

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Starr. Not identified. The contributor discusses, as a subject of general interest probably unfamiliar to many readers, the cultivation of teasel; he briefly describes the use of teasel-heads in broadcloth manufacture. Payment for the contribution marked "Enclosed & fetched."

Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971

Stocqueler: See Siddons, Joachim Heyward

Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971

Stone, Thomas I Dr. T. Stone, Dr. Stone l, MD. Apprenticed to surgeon in London. Studied medicine in Edinburgh. There published The Evidences against the System of Phrenology, 1828, and in following year two other pamphlets countering the claims of phrenologists. President, 1829, of Royal Medical Society, Edinburgh. Graduate in Medicine, University of Edinburgh, 1831; thesis: "De Cranio Humane." Entered on private practice in London, where, according to Horne, who at one time had been a close friend of his, he "mingled science, general literature, and Bond Street lounging in about equal proportions" ("By-Gone Celebrities of Bond Street," Harper's, Oct. 1871). Fellow of London Medico-Chirurgical Society. Editor, Jan.–June 1844, of London Polytechnic Magazine, and Journal of Science, Literature, and the Fine Arts (title varies); co-editor, July–Dec. 1844. During his editorship, wrote two articles for the periodical. According to Horne, contributed numerous articles to Medico-Chirurgical Review, Journal of Psychological Medicine, and "many other magazines."

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Stone, W. H. Not identified. "The Nineveh Bull" [II, 468–69. Feb. 8, 1851] is a soliloquy in which the bull, one of the Assyrian statues excavated by Austen Henry Layard and sent to England in 1850, tells of his birth, of the civilizations that he has seen rise and fall, and of his being transported to a strange land, far from his native realm. The writer is thoroughly familiar with ancient history.

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Stone, Miss. Not identified. "Rather Low Company" [XIX, 269–71. Feb. 19, 1859] is an amusing, kindly sketch of the villagers whom the narrator knew when she was a schoolmistress. At least six English women writers named Stone published books between 1840 and 1890.

Author: Anne Lohrli; © University of Toronto Press, 1971

Stoqueler, J. See Siddons, Joachim Heyward

Strange, Charles l C. Strange, Strange I, chemist and druggist. Listed in Slater's 1850 directory of Manchester and vicinity as chemist and druggist. Contributed an occasional article to Once a Week, e.g., "Nest-Building Fish," "The Confession of a Tea-Kettle; or a Hint to Housewives." Author of two booklets dealing with his hobby – indoor aquaria: Ponds in the Parlour and Neptune's Garden, both published in Manchester (London publisher also given on title pages), 1861.

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Stretton, Hesba: See Smith, Sarah