Edwin Paxton Hood
Edwin Paxton Hood (born October 24, 1820 in Westminster , London , † June 12, 1885 in Paris ) was a British writer and pulpit speaker.
Edwin Paxton Hood received his education privately and served for many years as a preacher in an independent church in London.
He is the author of a large number of books of a historical, moral-philosophical and religious character, mostly of a popularizing tendency, such as
- Self-education ,
- The dark day of Queen Mary ,
- The golden day of Queen Bess ,
- Genius and industry ,
- Dreamland and ghostland ,
- Mental and moral philosophy of laughter ,
- The peerage of poverty ,
- The World of anecdote ,
- The World of proverb and parable etc.
He has also written biographies on Wordsworth, Swedenborg, Cromwell, and others. As a writer of the Carlyle School, he expressed his admiration for Thomas Carlyle in a special work: Thomas Carlyle, philosophic thinker, theologian etc. (1875). He was also very popular as a speaker. He died in Paris on June 12, 1885.
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| SURNAME | Hood, Edwin Paxton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer and pulpit speaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 24, 1820 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westminster |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 12, 1885 |
| Place of death | Paris |