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Alfred Austin
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Alfred Austin was a British poet, novelist, writer, and journalist born in Leeds in 1835. He served as the Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom and was educated at the University of London. Austin wrote in English and his works include *Bridling of Pegasus*, *England's Darling*, *Russia Before Europe*, and *Leszko the Bastard - a Tale of Polish Grief*.
He died in Ashford in 1913. His archives are held at the Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library. Austin is described in sources such as the *Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary*, *The Nuttall Encyclopædia*, the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition, and the *New International Encyclopedia*.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 29
Top works
- Bridling of Pegasus
- England's Darling
- Russia Before Europe
- Leszko the Bastard - a Tale of Polish Grief
- Leszko the Bastard
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Alfred
- Family name
- Austin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Leeds
- Place of death
- Ashford
- Occupation
- barrister
- Position held
- Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom
- Educated at
- University of London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- literature
- Image
- Alfredaustin.jpg
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- Commons category
- Alfred Austin
- date of birth
- 1835-01-01
- date of death
- 1913-01-01
- name in native language
- Alfred Austin
- P8168
- knyaz
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Alfred Austin, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana