Name Index

To

Robert Herrick and his Vicarage

Sketches and Studies, Chap. 8

London: John Murray (1874), illus. pp. 363-377.

by

Richard John King

Prepared by Michael Steer

Richard John KING, M.A., was a native of Plymouth. He was the eldest son of Richard KING, of Bigadon, a pleasant country house near Buckfast Abbey. He was born in 1818, and educated at Exeter College, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1841. Mr. KING became a member of the Devonshire Association in 1874, and filled the office of President in 1875. The contents of his book are reprints of articles he contributed over a period of many years to 'Oxford Essays', the 'Quarterly Review' and 'Fraser's Magazine'. King was a prolific writer of handbooks on Devonshire and as well on Cathedrals and travelling. He also lectured on several esoteric topics to the Essay Society at Exeter College Oxford. His article on the poet Herrick and his days in Dean Prior appeared in Fraser's Magazine for January 1853. This rare and much sought-after book was produced digitally by Google from a copy in the University of Michigan Library collection and can be downloaded from HathiTrust. Google has sponsored the digitisation of books from several libraries. These books, on which copyright has expired, are available for free educational and research use, both as individual books and as full collections to aid researchers.