Tom Hood

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tom Hood, caricature by Frederick Waddy
Illustration by Tom Hood, engraved by Charles A. Ferrier

Thomas Hood (born January 19, 1835 in Lake House, Leytonstone , London Borough of Waltham Forest , † November 20, 1874 ) was an English humorist and illustrator .

Tom Hood, son of Thomas Hood , studied in Oxford from 1853, where he successfully began his career as a poet with pen and pencil pictures (1856).

His second collection of poems Quips and cranks (1861), which was followed by numerous works, was equally fortunate . The following are to be stated:

  • The daughters of King Hence (1861)
  • Loves of Tom Tucker (1862)
  • A disputed inheritance , Roman (1863)
  • Vere Vereker's vengeance (1864)
  • Jingles and jokes for the little folks (1865)
  • Captain Master's children , novella (1865)
  • Golden beart (1867)
  • The lost link , novel (1868)
  • Upside down (1868)
  • Money's Worth , novella (1870)
  • Tetsetilla's posy, a fairy tale (1870)
  • Love and valor (1871)
  • The pleasant tale of Puss and Robin, and their Friends, Kitty and Bob. Told in pictures by L. Frölich, and in rhyme by TH (with illustrations by Lorenz Frølich , 1871)
  • The book of modern English anecdotes (1873) et al

From 1865 Hood directed the publication of the Fun .

Web links

Commons : Tom Hood  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

This article is based on a text in the public domain from Meyers Konversations-Lexikon , 4th edition from 1888 to 1890.

Please only remove this note if you have revised the article to such an extent that the text reflects the current state of knowledge on this topic, this has been proven and it meets today's linguistic requirements.
To refer to the Meyers article afterwards, you can{{ Meyers Online | Volume | Page}} to use.
personal data
SURNAME Hood, Tom
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hood, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1835
PLACE OF BIRTH London Borough of Waltham Forest
DATE OF DEATH November 20, 1874