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George Washington Moon, F. R. S. L.
Born1823
Died1909
Brighton, England
NationalityEnglish
Notable worksElijah the Prophet

George Washington Moon (1823 – 1909) was an English writer, poet and critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

Moon published several poems, contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography, and wrote a number of books on English grammar. Several of these books were lengthy compilations of the purported grammatical errors of specific writers,[1] which led to vigorous counterattacks and controversies.[2]

George Washington Moon is the author of a book-length epic poem, Elijah the Prophet (1866). It was written in Spenserian stanza, a nine-line strophe with rhyme scheme ABABBCBCC.[3][4]

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References

  1. ^ George Washington Moon (1823-1909).
  2. ^ David M. Rusinoff. "Goodnight Moon: A Tribute to George Washington Moon". Retrieved 2010-03-07.
  3. ^ Spenserian stanza, poetic form at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  4. ^ Spenserian stanza at Poetry Foundation.

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