About
English poet, author, and biographer known for Vignettes in Rhyme, At the Sign of the Lyre, and other works. A posthumous collection of his complete works was published in 1923.
Before Fame
He was the son of a civil engineer. Initially, he pursued this career himself.
Trivia
His poem "Before Sedan" was transformed in 2005 into a song by the metal band Industrial Frost.
Family Life
He was born in Plymouth, England. He married Frances Mary Beardmore in 1868.
Associated With
Author George Eliot promoted Dobson's early literary work.
