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 7 March 2010.
  3. Spenserian stanza, poetic form at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
  4. Spenserian stanza at Poetry Foundation.

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