Richard Patrick Boyle Davey (12 July 1848 – 25 November 1911) was an English author and journalist.

Life

Davey was born on 12 July 1848 at

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, as the youngest son of Richard and Eliza Davey. After studying in France and Italy, Davey moved to New York City in 1870 and became an editor for ''

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''. In 1880 he returned to England to write for '' The Morning Post''. He also wrote for ''

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'', the '' National Review'', '' The Nineteenth Century'', the '' Saturday Review'', and other publications. He wrote two historical novels and four plays. His non-fiction books include profiles of Cuba and Turkey based on his travels, and a series of books on the lives of famous women. In 1907, he married Eleanora Denman, a granddaughter of

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. Davey died on 25 November 1911 in

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Works

Novels and short stories

*''A Royal Amour'', 1882 *''The Sand Sea, and Other Stories'', 1896 *''Wetherleigh: A Romance of Hampton Court'', 1897

Plays

*''Paul and Virginia'', 1886 *''

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'', 1888 *''L'Heritage d'Helene'' (with Lucy H. Hooper), 1889, performed in English under multiple titles including ''Helen's Inheritance'' and ''Inherited'' *''St. Ronan's Well'', 1893 *''Marion de L'Orme'', 1894, adapted from the play by Victor Hugo

Non-fiction

*''A History of Mourning'', 1889 *''Furs and Fur Garments'', 1895 *''The Sultan and His Subjects'', 1897 *''Victoria, Queen and Empress'', 1897 *''Cuba Past and Present'', 1898 *''Mary Tudor'', 1898 *''Historical London'', 1902 *''Life of Lady Jane Grey'', 1902 *''Lucrezia Borgia'', 1903 *''Botticelli'', 1903 *''The Pageant of London'', 1906 *''The Italian Renaissance'', 1906 *''The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times'', 1909 *''The Tower of London'', 1910 *''The Sisters of Lady Jane Grey and Their Wicked Grandfather'', 1911

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Davey, Richard 1848 births 1911 deaths 19th-century English dramatists and playwrights 19th-century English novelists English journalists English male dramatists and playwrights English male journalists English male non-fiction writers English male novelists English non-fiction writers People from Breckland District Writers from Norfolk