George Gregory Smith Explained

Prof George Gregory Smith (20 June 1865 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish literary critic.^[1]

He corresponded with Mark Twain, and also lived in Florence^[2] for a while.

He died in London but is buried with his wife Mary east of the western path in Dean Cemetery in Edinburgh.

Family

He was married to Mary Cadell (1866-1909) daughter of Col Robert Cadell. A son was the colonial administrator Henry Graham Gregory-Smith.

Selected works

• The Days of James IV (1890)
• The Transition Period (1900)
• Specimens of Middle Scots (1902)
• Elizabethan Critical Essays, vol. I & vol. II (1904, editor)
• Scottish Literature: Character & Influence (1919).

References

• • Author and Bookinfo.com

Notes and References

1. SMITH, George Gregory. Who's Who. 1907. 59. 1628.
2. Book: Twain, Mark. Mark Twain's Letters. 1905. 5.