William John Copeland [SEP] date of death
William John Copeland
William John Copeland (1804–1885) was an English clergyman and scholar.
Life.
He was the son of William Copeland, surgeon, of Chigwell, Essex, where he was born on 1 September 1804. When eleven years old he was admitted at St Paul's School, London (11 September 1815), and while there won the English verse prize (1823) and the high master's prize for the best Latin essay (1824). In the latter year he went with a Pauline
: an impeccable piece of realistic fiction, with routine material transcended by art at its most clear-eyed and unpretentious".
- Martyn Goff in the "Daily Telegraph" writes "It is difficult to convey the marvellous quality of this book. Constance Keating is a major fictional portrait, her death finally noble".
Publication history.
- 1981, UK, Hamish Hamilton, , Pub date 17 Sep 1981, Hardback
- 1982, US, William Morrow, , Pub date Jan 1982, Hardback