He won’t, won’t he? Then bring me my boots.
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Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoke to.
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Birth: | 6th December, 1788 |
Death: | 17th June, 1845 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Novelist, Poet |
Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet. He was known better by his nom de plume Thomas Ingoldsby. Richard Harris Barham was born in Canterbury. When he was seven years old his father died, leaving him a small estate, part of which was the manor of Tappington, mentioned so frequently in his later publications Ingoldsby Legends.
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