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Livingstone, David — (1813–73) Missionary. Livingstone was born in Blantyre, Scotland. He worked long hours in a factory as a child and he was largely selfeducated. After a conversion experience at the age of seventeen, he studied theology and medicine in… … Who’s Who in Christianity
McGonagall, William Topaz — (1825 1902) He has the reputation of being the writer of the worst poetry in the English language. He was born in Edinburgh of Irish parentage and for a while the family lived in South Ronaldsay, Orkney, where the father was a peddler. William … British and Irish poets
Stephens, James — (1880 1950) Irish poet, born in Dublin and largely selfeducated, he became one of the leading figures of the Irish literary renaissance. His family roots are obscure, but he was raised in a Protestant orphanage from which he ran away and lived … British and Irish poets

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