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Author: Moore, Thomas

Biography:

MOORE, Thomas (1779-1852: ODNB)

pseudonyms Thomas Brown, the younger; Thomas Little

Born and bred in Dublin, Moore became a committed Irish patriot and a champion of Catholic rights. His parents were John Moore, a grocer and wine merchant, and Anastasia (Codd) Moore. At Whyte's grammar school he began to display his skills as a writer and speaker; soon he was an accomplished musician, singer, and actor. After graduating from Trinity College Dublin (1799) he went to London to study law at the Middle Temple. There he published a translation of the odes of Anacreon prepared at TCD (1800) and a pseudonymous volume of love poems (1801), and there he was sought after to perform his songs at fashionable houses. Lord Moira was a valuable early patron: through him, Moore secured an appointment on a naval prize court in Bermuda. In 1803-4 he spent just long enough in Bermuda to entrust the job to a deputy, then toured the United States and Canada. Back in Britain, he began to command large sums for his writing, though his income often fell short of his obligations. Dublin publishers paid him £500 a year for the lyrics for Irish Melodies (1808-34); newspapers paid handsomely for satirical verses; Longman won the bidding war for Lalla Rookh and had no reason to regret it. In 1811 Moore married the actress Elizabeth Dyke. (They had five children but to their great sorrow, all five predeceased their parents.) In 1817 they moved into what became their home for the rest of their lives, Sloperton Cottage near Calne in Wiltshire, close to the seat of another patron, Lord Lansdowne. But Moore's deputy in Bermuda defaulted in 1818, leaving Moore responsible for a large debt, and the family went to live on the Continent for three years until he could be extricated from it. During this interlude, Byron entrusted him with the manuscript of his memoirs: over Moore's objections, it was burnt in Murray's fireplace after Byron's death. After his return to England, Moore added to his reputation with his biographies of Sheridan (1825), Byron (1830), and Lord Edward Fitzgerald (1831), and with a final History of Ireland (1835-46) that cemented his reputation as Ireland's national poet. His last years were shadowed by dementia. He died at home and is buried in Bromham churchyard nearby. (ODNB 13 Apr. 2020)

 

Other Names:

  • Moore
  • T. Moore
 

Books written (195):

London: R. Dodsley, 1779
London: T. and J. Carpenter, 1801
2nd edn. London: T. and J. Carpenter, 1802
2nd edn. London: J. and T. Carpenter, 1802
3rd edn. London: J. and T. Carpenter, 1803
4th edn. London: Carpenter, 1804
5th edn. London: J. Carpenter, 1804
Dublin: William McKenzie, 1804
New York: D. Longworth, 1804
Philadelphia: Hugh Maxwell, 1804
New York: D. Longworth, 1805
2nd American from the 3rd London edn. New York: D. Longworth, 1805
6th edn. London: J. Carpenter, 1805
London: James Carpenter, 1806
Philadelphia: Hugh Maxwell, William F. McLaughlin, and Bartholomew Graves, 1806
8th edn. London: Carpenter, 1806
2nd edn. London: Carpenter, 1807
New York: D. Longworth, 1807
New York: D. Longworth, 1808
9th edn. London: Carpenter, 1808
2nd edn. New York: David Longworth, 1808
London: J. Carpenter, 1809
3rd edn. London: James Carpenter, 1810
Dublin: Richard Milliken, 1810
10th edn. London: 1810
11th edn. London: James Carpenter, 1812
Baltimore/ Philadelphia/ New York/ Boston: E. J. Coale, Wm. Warner, Joseph Robinson, J. and T. Vance, and P. Munro/ A. Finley and P. H. Nicklin/ A. T. Goodrich/ Bradford and Read and C. Williams, 1813
12th edn. London: Carpenter and Son, 1814
Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1815
9th edn. London: Carpenter and Son, 1815
Washington [DC]: W. Cooper, 1816
Philadelphia: Moses Thomas, 1816
5th edn. London/ Chiswick: Carpenter and Son/ printed by C. Whittingham, 1817
5th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817
2nd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817
3rd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817
6th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1817
New York: Van Winkle and Wiley, 1817
Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1817
Dublin: printed by Brett Smith, 1817
13th edn. London/ Chiswick: Carpenter and Son/ printed by C. Whittingham, 1817
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
2nd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
3rd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
4th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
6th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
7th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
8th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
9th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
New York: Kirk and Mercein, 1818
New York: W.B. Gilley, 1818
Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1818
2nd Philadelphia edn. Philadelphia: M. Thomas, 1818
New York: A. T. Goodrich and Co., 1818
7th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
8th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
9th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818
3rd American edn. Phildelphia/ New York: M. Thomas/ Kirk and Mercein, and C. Wiley and Co., 1818
Philadelphia: M. Carey, 1818
14th edn. London: James Carpenter, 1819
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819
2nd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819
3rd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1819
New York: Kirk and Mercein, C. Wiley and Co., W. B. Gilley, and A. T. Goodrich and Co., 1819
Dublin: William Power, Cumming, Milliken, Mahon, Archer, Hodges, and McArthur, and Johnston and Deas, 1820
10th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820
10th edn. London: James Carpenter, 1820
2nd edn. [Vol. III of this copy is from the 1819 edn.]. Paris: Galignani, 1820
4th American edn. Philadelphia: James Crissy, 1821
Philadelphia: T. Jekyll, 1821
Philadelphia/ Petersburg VA: Hickman and Hazzard/ Hazzard and Hickman , 1821
1st American edn. New York: W. B. Gilley, 1821
Paris: printed by Fain, 1821
6th edn. London: James Carpenter, 1822
2nd edn. London: J. Power, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822
3rd edn. London: J. Power, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1822
10.5 x 18 cm. Brussels: E. Paul and Co., 1822
2nd edn. Philadelphia: Hickman and Hazard, 1822
15th edn. London/ Chiswick: James Carpenter/ C. Whittingham, 1822
Bath/ Cheltenham/ Brighton/ Margate/ London: E. Barrett/ the booksellers/ the booksellers/ the booksellers/ the booksellers, 1823
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
Philadelphia/ New York: E. Littell/ R. Norris Henry, 1823
London: Miller, 1823
London: J. Sudbury, 1823
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
2nd edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
4th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
Baltimore/ Frederick [MD]: F. Lucas, Jr. and J. Robinson/ J. Robinson and Co., 1823
New York/ Savannah [GA]: S. Campbell and Son, E. Bliss and E. White, William B. Gilley, A. T. Goodrich and Co., Collins and Hannay, C. Wiley, E. Duyckinck, James V. Seaman, R. and W. A. and G. Bartow/ T. Longworth, 1823
After the London edn. of 1823. Philadelphia/ New York: "republished" by E. Littell/ R. Norris Henry, 1823
Paris: Ant.-Aug. Renouard and Jules Didot, Sr., 1823
London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
5th edn. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1823
Paris: Galignani, 1823
London/ Glasgow/ Dublin: John Bumpus, T. Bult, Hailes, Clarke, Bossange and Co./ R. Griffin and Co./ J. Cumming, 1824
New York: printed by P. Grattan, 1824
5th American edn. Philadelphia: Thomas Desilver, 1824
London: W. Chubb, 1824
London: William Dugdale, 1824
London: W. Dugdale, 1824
London: printed for the booksellers, [1825?]
6th edn. London: J. Power, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825
7th edn. London: J. Power, and Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1825
New edn. New York: G. Smith, 1825
3rd edn. Philadelphia: T. DeSilver, 1825
London: printed by Benbow, 1825
1st American edn. New York: G. Smith, 1825
Philadelphia: Ash and Mason, and T. Desilver, 1826
13th edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826
Philadelphia: A.R. Poole, 1826
London: W. Dugdale, 1826
Bath/ Cheltenham/ Brighton/ Margate/ London: Edward Barrett/ the booksellers/ the booksellers/ the booksellers/ the booksellers, 1827
1st American from the 20th Dublin edn. Rochester [NY]: printed by Edwin Scranton, 1827
2nd edn. Philadelphia: Towar and Hogan, and T. Desilver, 1827
8th edn. London: J. Power, and Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1827
New edn. London: J. D. Bird, John Bumpus, and Sherwood and Co., 1827
Philadelphia: the Washington Press, 1827
10th edn. Philadelphia: [no publisher], 1828
New edn. Boston: S. G. Goodrich, 1828
14th edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828
Bridgeport [CT ]: M. Sherman, 1828
London: William Dugdale, 1828
15th edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1829
Philadelphia: J. P. Ayres, 1829
5th edn. Philadelphia: the Washington Press, 1829
London: John Stephens, John Mason, and Simpkin and Marshall, 1830
Philadelphia: T. Desilver, Jr., 1830
10th edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1832
16th edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1832
Philadelphia: Carey, Lea and Blanchard, 1833
Leipsic [Leipzig]: Ernest Fleischer, 1833
New York: printed by P. Grattan, 1834
Improved edn. New York: [no publisher], 1835
London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1835
2nd edn. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1835
Paris: Baudry, Amyot, Truchy, Theophile Barrois, Librairie des Etrangers, and French and English Library, 1835
Philadelphia: J. Crissy and Desilver, Thomas and Co., 1835