George Payne Rainsford James
George Payne Rainsford James (born August 9, 1799 in London , † June 9, 1860 in Venice ) was an English diplomat and writer.
George Payne Rainsford James entered the writing career early on with anonymous short stories ( The string of pearls , 2 vols.) And contributions to magazines, then published a Life of Edward the Black Prince (1822, 2 vols.) And tried his hand at Richelieu , a tale of France (1829) in the field of the historical novel with luck.
Spurred on by Walter Scott's praise, he wrote a long series of novels and other works in rapid succession; B.
- Richelieu (1829),
- Darnley (1830),
- Delorme (1831),
- Philip Augustus (1831),
- One in a thousand, or the days of Henri Quatre (1835),
- Attila (1837),
- The Huguenot (1838),
- The Robber (1839),
- Henry of Guise (1839),
- The Man at Arms (1840),
- The King's Highway (1840)
- The Commissioner: or, De lunatico Inquirendo (1843),
- Agincourt (1844),
- Arrah Neil (1845),
- The Smuggler (1845).
He also wrote historical and biographical works such as:
- The life of the Black Prince ,
- The Memoirs of Great Commanders (1834, new ed. 1872);
- The History of Charlemagne (1832);
- History of the life of Richard Coeur de Lion (1841–49, 4 vols .; new ed. 1859).
James had been appointed historiographer of Great Britain by King William IV , but moved to America in 1849, where he held the British consulate in Richmond in Virginia from 1852 and wrote several novels, such as Agnès Sorel (1853) and Lord Montagu's page (1858 ).
In 1858 he was transferred to Venice as the English consul general and died in Venice on June 9, 1860.
His writings comprise 189 volumes.
Web links
- Literature by and about George Payne Rainsford James in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about George Payne Rainsford James in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | James, George Payne Rainsford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English diplomat and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1799 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 9, 1860 |
| Place of death | Venice |