John Richard Digby BESTE, originally John Richard BEST
(wrote as: An/The Old AUTHOR in a New Walk; An English CATHOLIC)

Sex : Male

Born : 1806 Apr 26

Lived : Florence, Italy (final)

Died :   1885 Aug 7
             Florence, Italy
aged :   79
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More info can be found offline at:
Modern English Biography, vol 4, by Frederic Boase [1892-1921]
Death notice in The Times, 1885 Aug 12
Grant of Probate in England & Wales

This person is/was also a translator

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
Transalpine Memoirs
[written as: An English CATHOLIC]
English
non-fiction
2 vols
1826 
Transrhenane MemoirsEnglish
non-fiction
1828 
Cuma, The Warrior-Bard Of Erin, And Other PoemsEnglish
poetry
1829 
Satires And The Beggar's CoinEnglish
poetry
1831 
The New Poor Law In PracticeEnglish
non-fiction
1837 
Odious Comparisons; or, The Cosmopolite In EnglandEnglish
2 vols
1839 
The Pope
[written as: An Old AUTHOR in a New Walk]
English
fiction
3 vols
1840 
Isidora
[written as: The Old AUTHOR in a New Walk]
English
fiction
3 vols
1841 
The Wabash; or, Adventures Of An English Gentleman's...English
2 vols
1855 
Modern Society In Rome
(also titled: Coming Out)
English
fiction
3 vols
1856 
Alcazar; or, The Dark AgesEnglish
fiction
3 vols
1857 
Holy Readings, Giving The Cream Of Many Books In One
[published anonymously]
English
non-fiction
1868 
Nowadays; or, Courts, Courtiers, Churchmen, Garibaldians...English
2 vols
1870 
Catholic HoursEnglish
non-fiction
? 
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