https://historysoa.com/files/original/1/128/1903-Hobbes-John-Oliver.jpg c9a6e3fbf56857ee03b7bfcd5fa65278 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 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. 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. 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">The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation</a>, 1893). By 1912, there were over 2,000 members (<a href="https://historysoa.com/publications/1912-Prospectus">Society of Authors Prospectus</a>, 1912). 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 Hobbes, John Oliver Birth Date of birth (YYYY) 1867 Death Date of death (YYYY) 1906 Sex Sex as assigned at birth F Occupation Occupations drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Author Playwright Biography Short summary drawn from Oxford Dictionary of National Biography or other sources Pearl Craigie (1867–1906; Oxford DNB); novelist and playwright under the name John Oliver Hobbes. Wrote many successful novels, plays and essays. 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/32612" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://doi.org/10.1093/ref:odnb/32612</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 Beresford, George Charles. Portrait of John Oliver Hobbes. Sepia-Toned Platinotype. c. 1903. NPG x6997 © National Portrait Gallery, London. <a href="https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19669/John-Oliver-Hobbes-Pearl-Mary-Teresa-Craigie-ne-Richards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw19669/John-Oliver-Hobbes-Pearl-Mary-Teresa-Craigie-ne-Richards</a>. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa Richards Subject The topic of the resource Craigie, Pearl Mary Teresa Richards (1867–1906) Description An account of the resource Pearl Craigie (1867–1906); novelist and playwright. Type The nature or genre of the resource Person Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Craigie-Pearl-Mary-Teresa-Richards Council criticism drama fiction