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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1834
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1908
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Solicitor
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Basil Field (1834–1908); solicitor. Advised the Society of Authors throughout the 1880s, 1890s and 1900s, the firm (<a href="https://historysoa.com/groups-organisations/Field-Roscoe-Co">Field, Roscoe & Co.</a>) continuing to act as solicitors to the Society after Field's death. Formed part of the Society's deputation to Government about the Berne Convention in 1886. Also advised the Royal Academy of Arts in the 1880s.
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Solicitor (Society of Authors)
Image Source
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<em>Post Office London Directory</em>, <em>1882. Part 4: Law, Court & Parliamentary Directories, etc. </em>London: Printed for Frederic Kelly, 1882. p. 2033. <a href="http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/40632/rec/10" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/40632/rec/10</a>.
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Field, Basil
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Field, Basil (1834–1908)
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Basil Field (1834–1908); solicitor.
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<a href="https://historysoa.com/groups-organisations/Field-Roscoe-Co">Field, Roscoe & Co., Messrs.</a>
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Person
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Field-Basil
copyright
law
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1870
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1941
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Composer
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Cecil Forsyth (1870–1941); composer. Also published works of musical criticism, including <em>A History of Music</em> (1916) with <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Stanford-Charles-Villiers">Charles Villiers Stanford</a>.
Committee(s)
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Composers Sub-Committee
Image Source
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Forsyth, Cecil. <em>Music and Nationalism: A Study of English Opera</em>. London: Macmillan and Co., 1911. <a href="https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85091" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85091</a>.
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Forsyth, Cecil
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Forsyth, Cecil (1870–1941)
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An account of the resource
Cecil Forsyth (1870–1941); composer.
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Person
Identifier
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Forsyth-Cecil
criticism
music
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Society of Authors Members
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1836
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1907
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Physiologist
Politician
Professor
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Michael Foster (1836–1907; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); physiologist and politician. Primarily published academic books and textbooks such as <em>Text-Book of Physiology </em>(1877). <span>Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.</span>
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33218" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33218</a>
Image Source
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Bassano, Alexander. Portrait of Sir Michael Foster. Half-Plate Glass Negative. 1899. NPG x31902 <span>© National Portrait Gallery, London. </span><a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw167970/Sir-Michael-Foster" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw167970/Sir-Michael-Foster</a>.
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Vice-President
Position Start Date
The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
1884 (Vice-President)
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Council
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Foster, Michael
Subject
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Foster, Michael (1836–1907)
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Michael Foster (1836–1907); physiologist and politician.
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Person
Identifier
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Foster-Michael
Council
education
politics
science
Vice-Presidents
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Society of Authors Members
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1845
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1934
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Geographer
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); geographer and mountain explorer. Published several books on travel and mountaineering.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33275" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33275</a>
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Image Source
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Portrait of Douglas W. Freshfield. Photograph. <em>Popular Science Monthly</em> 65 (1904).
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Freshfield, Douglas William
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Freshfield, Douglas William (1845–1934)
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Douglas Freshfield (1845–1934); geographer and mountain explorer.
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Person
Identifier
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Freshfield-Douglas-William
Committee of Management
Council
geography
travel writing
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Society of Authors Members
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1818
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1894
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Historian
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
James Anthony Froude (1818–1894; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); historian and man of letters. Best known for his twelve-volume <em>History of England </em>and biographical works about Thomas Carlyle. <span>Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.</span>
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/10202" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/10202</a>
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Vice-President
Position Start Date
The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
1884 (Vice-President)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Elliott & Fry. Portrait of James Anthony Froude. Woodburytype. Bickers & Son, 1886. NPG Ax27811 <span>© National Portrait Gallery, London</span>. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw122669/James-Anthony-Froude" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw122669/James-Anthony-Froude</a>.
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Froude, James Anthony
Subject
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Froude, James Anthony (1818–1894)
Description
An account of the resource
James Anthony Froude (1818–1894); historian and man of letters.
Type
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Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Froude-James-Anthony
history
life writing
Vice-Presidents
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Society of Authors Members
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1846
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1921
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Politician
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere (1846–1921); Liberal politician. Published several political reports. His wife, Winifred Anne Henrietta Christine (Herbert) Gardner (Lady Burghclere), published several biographies of historical figures.
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Council
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Lafayette Studio. Portrait of Herbert Colstoun Gardner. Photograph. 1902. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Gardner,_1st_Baron_Burghclere#/media/File:Burghclere.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herbert_Gardner,_1st_Baron_Burghclere#/media/File:Burghclere.jpg</a>.
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Gardner, Herbert Colstoun
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Gardner, Herbert Colstoun (1846–1921)
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Herbert Colstoun Gardner, 1st Baron Burghclere (1846–1921); Liberal politician.
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Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Gardner-Herbert-Colstoun
Council
politics
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1835
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1906
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Librarian
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Richard Garnett (1835–1906; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); 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 <em>Literary Gazette</em>,<em> The Examiner</em>, and the <em>Manchester Guardian</em>, edited by his uncle Jeremiah Garnett; also published poetry, and contributed 196 articles to the <em>Dictionary of National Biography</em>. Also published books on history, and collaborated with <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Gosse-Edmund-William">Edmund Gosse</a> on the first two volumes of <em>English Literature: an Illustrated Record</em> (1903).
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33334" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33334</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Council
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Portrait of Richard Garnett. Sepia-Toned Bromide Print. 1902. NPG x14372 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161520/Richard-Garnett" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw161520/Richard-Garnett</a>.
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Garnett, Richard
Subject
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Garnett, Richard (1835–1906)
Description
An account of the resource
Richard Garnett (1835–1906); librarian and author.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Garnett-Richard
Council
criticism
history
life writing
poetry
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Pen Name
Any name used to publish
Hart, Caroline
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1850
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1920
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Charles Andrew Garvice (1850–1920; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); writer. Authored over 150 romance novels.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/38692" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/38692</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Price of Novels Sub-Committee
Sub-Committee Start Date
The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field
1909 (Price of Novels)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Portrait of Charles Andrew Garvice. Photograph. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Garvice#/media/File:Charles_Garvice.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Garvice#/media/File:Charles_Garvice.jpg</a>.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Garvice, Charles Andrew
Subject
The topic of the resource
Garvice, Charles Andrew (1850–1920)
Description
An account of the resource
Charles Andrew Garvice (1850–1920); writer.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Garvice-Charles-Andrew
Committee of Management
Council
fiction
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1836
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1911
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Playwright
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); playwright. Best known for his collaboration with composer Arthur Sullivan; the two produced fourteen comic operas. <span>Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.</span>
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33400</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Council
Council Start Date
The date the person joined the Council
1906/07
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Vice-President
Position Start Date
The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
1884 (Vice-President)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Elliott & Fry. Portrait of W. S. Gilbert. Photograph. 1878. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert#/media/File:William_S._Gilbert_(1878).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W._S._Gilbert#/media/File:William_S._Gilbert_(1878).jpg</a>.
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Title
A name given to the resource
Gilbert, William Schwenck
Subject
The topic of the resource
Gilbert, William Schwenck (1836–1911)
Description
An account of the resource
Sir W. S. Gilbert (1836–1911); playwright.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Gilbert-William-Schwenck
Council
drama
Vice-Presidents
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1860
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1929
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Lawyer
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Lawrence Godkin (1860–1929); Legal Counsel in the United States.
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Legal Counsel in the United States (Society of Authors)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Portrait of Lawrence Godkin. Photograph. c. 1900. S/NPG.76.58 © National Portrait Gallery, Washington. <a href="https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.76.58" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://npg.si.edu/object/npg_S_NPG.76.58</a>.
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Title
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Godkin, Lawrence
Subject
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Godkin, Lawrence (1860–1929)
Description
An account of the resource
Lawrence Godkin (1860–1929); Legal Counsel in the United States.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Godkin-Lawrence
America
international
law
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1818
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1908
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Army Officer
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sir Frederic John Goldsmid (1818–1908; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); army officer and writer. Held the title of Major-General; served in the British Army and East India Company. Held various government roles in the Middle East. <span>Appointed a Vice-President of the Society of Authors.</span>
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33443" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33443</a>
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
Vice-President
Position Start Date
The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
1884 (Vice-President)
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Russell & Sons. Portrait of Frederic John Goldsmid. Photograph. 1885. Bibliothèque Nationale de France <a href="https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452966x" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8452966x</a>.
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Title
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Goldsmid, Frederic John
Subject
The topic of the resource
Goldsmid, Frederic John (1818–1908)
Description
An account of the resource
Sir Frederic John Goldsmid (1818–1908); army officer and writer.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Goldsmid-Frederic-John
India
military
politics
Vice-Presidents
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1849
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1928
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849–1928; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); writer. Published verse, criticism and biographical works.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33481" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33481</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
<p class="eventHeading">Myers, Eveleen. Portrait of Sir Edmund William Gosse. Platinum Print. 1890s. NPG Ax36306 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw129793/Sir-Edmund-William-Gosse" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw129793/Sir-Edmund-William-Gosse</a>.</p>
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Title
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Gosse, Edmund William
Subject
The topic of the resource
Gosse, Edmund William
Description
An account of the resource
Sir Edmund William Gosse (1849–1928); writer.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Gosse-Edmund-William
Committee of Management
Council
criticism
life writing
poetry
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1848
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1914
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Dramatist
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sydney Grundy (1848–1914); dramatist. Librettist of several comic operas, and adapted many European plays.
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Committee of Management
Council
Drama Sub-Committee
Dramatic Sub-Committee
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Lombardi & Co. Portrait of Sydney Grundy. Photograph. 1894. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Grundy#/media/File:SydneyGrundy1894.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Grundy#/media/File:SydneyGrundy1894.jpg</a>.
Sub-Committee Start Date
The date the person joined the sub-committee specified by the [Committee(s)] field
1899 (Dramatic Sub-Committee)
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Grundy, Sydney
Subject
The topic of the resource
Grundy, Sydney (1848–1914)
Description
An account of the resource
Sydney Grundy (1848–1914); dramatist.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Grundy-Sydney
Committee of Management
Council
drama
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Pen Name
Any name used to publish
Anstey, F.
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1856
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1934
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856–1934; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); humorous writer under the name F. Anstey. Published in periodicals including the <em>Cambridge Tatler</em> and <em>Punch</em>.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
Static URI for the person's entry in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, where available
<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33614" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33614</a>
Committee(s)
A list of committees the person was a member of
Dramatic Sub-Committee
Pension Fund Committee
Image Source
A citation for the image. All images are either used under a Creative Commons licence or with permission
Bell, Laura Anning. Portrait of Thomas Guthrie. Chalk. NPG 4507 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02793/Thomas-F-Anstey-Guthrie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw02793/Thomas-F-Anstey-Guthrie</a>.
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Title
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Guthrie, Thomas Anstey
Subject
The topic of the resource
Guthrie, Thomas Anstey (1856–1934)
Description
An account of the resource
Thomas Anstey Guthrie (1856–1934); humorous writer.
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Person
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Guthrie-Thomas-Anstey
drama
journalism
pensions
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1856
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1925
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Biography
Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard (1856–1925; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); novelist. Primarily wrote adventure fiction set in Africa.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33632" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33632</a>
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Council
Position(s)
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Chairman (Committee of Management)
Image Source
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Beresford, George Charles. Portrait of Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard. Half-Plate Glass Negative. 1902. NPG x6513 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw56917/Sir-Henry-Rider-Haggard" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw56917/Sir-Henry-Rider-Haggard</a>.
Position Start Date
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1896 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
Position End Date
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1898 (Chairman of Committee of Management)
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Title
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Haggard, Henry Rider
Subject
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Haggard, Henry Rider (1856–1925)
Description
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Sir (Henry) Rider Haggard (1856–1925); novelist.
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Haggard-Henry-Rider
Committee of Management
Council
fiction
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
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By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Sex
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M
Occupation
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Author
Biography
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Alfred Egmont Hake (1849<span>–</span>1916; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); author and social philosopher. Author of a popular biography of Major-General Charles George Gordon (<em>The Story of Chinese Gordon</em>, 1884). One of the founding members of the Society of Authors.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/75599" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/75599</a>
Publisher(s)
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Archibald Constable & Co.
C. Kegan Paul & Co.
Remington & Co.
Image Source
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Hake, Alfred Egmont. <em>The Journals of Major-Gen. C. G. Gordon, C. B., at Kartoum</em>. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1885. <a href="https://archive.org/details/journalsofmajorg00gord" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://archive.org/details/journalsofmajorg00gord</a>.
Committee(s)
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Committee of Management
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1849
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1916
Society Membership Start Date
When they joined the SoA (YYYY)
1884
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Title
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Hake, Alfred Egmont
Subject
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Hake, Alfred Egmont (1849–1916)
Description
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Alfred Egmont Hake (1849–1916); author and social philosopher.
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Hake-Alfred-Egmont
Committee of Management
founders
life writing
philosophy
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
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An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1872
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1952
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
F
Occupation
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Author
Biography
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Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); writer and campaigner for women's rights. Wrote many successful plays and novels, including <em>A Pageant of Great Women</em> (1909), a suffrage play performed around the country. Founded the <span class="name">Women Writers' Suffrage League</span><span> with the writer </span><span class="name">Bessie Hatton.</span>
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a referrer="origin-when-cross-origin" href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/38633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/38633</a>
Committee(s)
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Dramatic Sub-Committee
Image Source
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Portrait of Cicely Hamilton. Photograph. c. 1907. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_Hamilton#/media/File:Cicely_Hamilton,_c1907.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicely_Hamilton#/media/File:Cicely_Hamilton,_c1907.jpg</a>.
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Title
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Hamilton, Mary Cicely Hammill
Subject
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Hamilton, Mary Cicely Hammill (1872–1952)
Description
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Cicely Hamilton (1872–1952); writer and campaigner for women's rights.
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Hamilton-Mary-Cicely-Hammill
drama
fiction
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Sex
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M
Occupation
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Author
Biography
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Thomas Hardy (1840–1928; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); novelist and poet. Third President of the Society of Authors. Joined the <a href="https://historysoa.com/exhibits/show/council">Council</a> in October 1889, having been nominated after the death of <a href="https://historysoa.com/people/Collins-William-Wilkie">Wilkie Collins</a>.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33708" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33708</a>
Position(s)
Positions within the Society of Authors or committees (the latter specified by the [Committee(s)] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
President
Position Start Date
The date the person took on the position within the Society of Authors or committee (the latter specified by the [Position] field) such as Chairman or Honorary Secretary
1909 (President)
Position End Date
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1928 (President)
Image Source
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Portrait of Thomas Hardy. Photograph. 1910s. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy#/media/File:Thomashardy_restored.jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hardy#/media/File:Thomashardy_restored.jpg</a>.
Committee(s)
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Council
Council Start Date
The date the person joined the Council
1889
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1840
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1928
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Title
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Hardy, Thomas
Subject
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Hardy, Thomas (1840–1928)
Description
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Thomas Hardy (1840–1928); novelist and poet.
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Hardy-Thomas
Council
fiction
poetry
Presidents
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Pen Name
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Malet, Lucas
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1852
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1931
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
F
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Author
Biography
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Mary St Leger Kingsley Harrison (1852–1931; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); novelist (as Lucas Malet).
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33735" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33735</a>
Committee(s)
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Council
Image Source
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Portrait of Lucas Malet. Albumen Print. c. 1894. NPG P1700(3d) © National Portrait Gallery, London.
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Harrison, Mary St Leger Kingsley
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Harrison, Mary St Leger Kingsley (1852–1931)
Description
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Mary St Leger Kingsley Harrison (1852–1931); novelist (as Lucas Malet).
Type
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Person
Identifier
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Harrison-Mary-St-Leger-Kingsley
Council
fiction
-
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Title
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Society of Authors Members
Description
An account of the resource
By the time of the first general meeting on 18 February 1884, the Society of Authors had 14 <a href="https://historysoa.com/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=66&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Vice-President&sort_field=Dublin+Core%2CTitle">Vice-Presidents</a> and 68 members. Annual subscription was set at a guinea; life subscription was 10 guineas.<br /><br />Initially, new members could join as Fellows, Members or Associates. Fellow status was abolished; not all Fellows paid for subscription and their position within the Society was thus unclear. Members had to have authored at least one full-length work (whether published or performed). Associates were aspiring writers who may not have had any work published.<br /><br />By 1886, there were 153 members. This rose to 240 in 1888, 372 in 1889, 662 in 1891 and 870 in 1892 (Walter Besant, <a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1893-Besant-The-Society-of-Authors"><em>The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</em></a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<em><a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a></em>, 1912).<br /><br />This collection currently includes over 200 prominent members of the Society.
Identifier
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people
Person
Birth
Date of birth (YYYY)
1868
Death
Date of death (YYYY)
1948
Sex
Sex as assigned at birth
M
Occupation
Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources
Designer
Biography
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John Hassall (1868–1948; <em>Oxford DNB</em>); poster designer. Published illustrations for children's books and in periodicals including the <em>Daily Graphic</em>.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Entry
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<a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33753" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/33753</a>
Committee(s)
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Art Sub-Committee
Image Source
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Lafayette Photography Studio. Portrait of John Hassall. Photograph. 1909. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hassall_(illustrator)#/media/File:John_Hassall_(1868-1948).jpg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Hassall_(illustrator)#/media/File:John_Hassall_(1868-1948).jpg</a>.
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Hassall, John
Subject
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Hassall, John (1868–1948)
Description
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John Hassall (1868–1948); poster designer.
Type
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Person
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Hassall-John
art