Edmund Gosse
Sir Edmund William Gosse was an English poet, author and critic. He was strictly brought up in a small Protestant sect, the Plymouth Brethren, but broke away sharply from that faith. His account of his childhood in the book Father and Son has been described as the first psychological biography.
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- 🏆 Knight Bachelor🏆 Taylorian Lecture🏆 Companion of the Order of the Bath🏆 honorary doctorate from the University of Strasbourg🏆 honorary doctor of the University of Gothenburg
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1849
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