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Ernest Rhys

Born

in London, England

July 17, 1859

Died

May 25, 1946

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Children's Books

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Ernest Percival Rhys was an English writer, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics. He wrote essays, stories, poetry, novels and plays. He was born in London, and brought up in Carmarthen and Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

After working in the coal industry, he was employed doing editorial work on the Camelot Series of 65 reprints and translations from 1886, for five years, while he turned to writing as a profession. He was a founder member in 1890 of the Rhymer's Club in London, and a contributor to The Book of the Rhymers' Club (1893).

In 1906, he persuaded J. M. Dent, the publisher, for whom he was working on The Lyric Poets series, to start out on the ambitious Everyman project, aiming to ...more

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Average rating: 3.61 · 570 ratings · 63 reviews · 524 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Haunters & The Haunted: Ghost Stories And Tales Of The Supernatural 3.27 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1921 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography by Ernest Rhys (Editor), Samuel Butler 2.87 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1836 — 89 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Everyman, with other interludes, including eight miracle plays 3.75 avg rating — 36 ratings — 42 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fairy-Gold: A Book of Classic English Fairy Tales by Ernest Rhys, Herbert Cole (Illustrator) 3.70 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1921 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	În jurul lumii - Călătoriile căpitanului Cook 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Old Country: A Book of Love & Praise of England by Ernest Rhys (Editor), William Blake (Contributor), William Camden (Contributor) 4.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1917 — 31 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Literary And Historical Atlas Of Europe 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1910 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	the confessions of jean jaques rousseau (vol. 1) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1937	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frederic Lord Leighton An Illustrated Record of His Life and Work 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1900 — 67 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Prelude To Poetry: The English Poets In The Defense And Praise Of Their Own Art (1897) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars