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Author: Hood, Thomas

Biography:

Hood, Thomas (1799-1845: ODNB)

Hood's father Thomas, born in Scotland, was a bookseller and publisher in London; his mother Elizabeth Sands belonged to a family of engravers. Hood was born in London, where he attended school, learnt the engraver's trade, and began contributing to literary magazines. In 1821, he was launched on his journalistic career by the offer of a post as sub-editor for the London Magazine, where he made some close friends, notably Lamb, Hazlitt, De Quincey, and Reynolds. In 1825 he married Reynolds's sister Jane; they had two children who survived infancy. Hood suffered from poor health and, despite his writing for some of the most popular magazines and annuals and periodically publishing selections from his work in volume form, he could barely make a living. From 1835 to 1840 the family lived in Europe to reduce expenses. He died in London in 1845, his wife in 1846; they are buried in Kensal Green cemetery. (ODNB 5 Apr. 2019)

 

Books written (15):

London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1825
2nd edn. London: Baldwin, Cradock, and Joy, 1825
3rd edn. London: Henry Colburn, 1826
3rd edn. London: Lupton Relfe, 1828
Philadelphia/ New York/ Boston: Carey, Lea, and Carey/ G. and C. Carvill/ Munroe and Francis, 1828
London: Charles Tilt, 1829
2nd edn. London: Hurst, Chance, and Co., 1829
2nd edn. London: Charles Tilt, 1830
New York: Peabody and Co., 1832