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Author: Joseph Tom Burgess

Author: Joseph Tom Burgess (1828–1886)

Biography: Joseph Tom Burgess was born in 1828 in Cheshunt, the son of James and Elizabeth Burgess. He worked as a wood engraver before becoming a journalist and newspaper editor. In addition, his obituary noted he was "an able archaeologist and naturalist." Burgess wrote several antiquarian works as well some fiction. He married and had at least one daughter. He died on 4 October 1886 in Leamington.

Author Tags:

• Editors
• Journalists

References: Boase; British Census (1851, 1881); DNB; Leicester Daily Mercury (9 October 1886)

Fiction Titles:

1. Harry Hope's Holidays: What He Saw, What He Did, and What He Learnt during a Year's Ramble in Country Places.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1871.