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WILMSHURST, Zavarr, author, born in Tunbridge Wells, England, 25 November, 1824; died in Brooklyn, New York, 27 January, 1887. His name was William Bennett, but he early adopted by legal right the name he afterward bore. In youth he was one of the literary associates of the Countess of Blessington, and at that time attracted special attention by his translations of Norse poems. He was subsequently a clergyman for several years. On coming to the United States, he became connected with the New York press, and was associated editorially for many years with "The Atlas," "The Industrial Monitor," and "The Insurance Times," while for a short time he edited the "New York Weekly Review." He wrote for the stage, and also contributed stories and religious poetry to periodicals. Many of his hymns are much admired. Among his plays are a drama on Hawthorne's "Scarlet Letter," and "Nitoeria," a tragedy. His other writings are "The Viking," an epic (London, 1849): "The Winter of the Heart, and other Poems" (New York, 1874); "The Siren " (San Francisco, 1876); and "Ralph and Rose," a poem (New York, 1879).
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