Author: Bentley, Samuel
Biography:
BENTLEY, Samuel (fl 1768-74)
He was from Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, but no records for his birth have been located. It is likely he was the Samuel Bentley of Uttoxeter who died in Mar. 1803. He published The River Dove in 1768; it is quoted from in a note in John Edwards’s Tour of the Dove (q.v.; 1821). Bentley’s verse was harshly reviewed by contemporary critics. (findmypast.co.uk 3 Apr. 2023)
Books written (1):
London: [no publisher: "for the Author"], 1774