Garnett, Richard

Richard Garnett (1835–1906); librarian and author.

Richard Garnett (1835–1906; Oxford DNB); librarian and author. Joined the British Museum as an assistant librarian in 1851, becoming superintendent of the Reading Room in 1881 and Keeper of Printed Books in 1890. Published essays in the Literary Gazette, The Examiner, and the Manchester Guardian, edited by his uncle Jeremiah Garnett; also published poetry, and contributed 196 articles to the Dictionary of National Biography. Also published books on history, and collaborated with Edmund Gosse on the first two volumes of English Literature: an Illustrated Record (1903).

Portrait of Richard Garnett. Sepia-Toned Bromide Print. 1902. NPG x14372 © National Portrait Gallery, London. https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161520/Richard-Garnett.