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Thomas Hood (23 May 1799 – 3 May 1845) was an English poet, author and humorist, best known for poems such as "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Shirt". Hood wrote regularly for The London Magazine , Athenaeum , and Punch .
The story begins with emphasizing the fact that throughout history, lovers used disguises to get close to their beloved women and brings the transformations of Jupiter as the first example of this trend. Then a young man, Torrello of Bergamo is introduced, and his love towards Fiorenza, the daughter of a local wealthy family.
Thomas Hood (19 January 1835 – 20 November 1874) was an English humorist, playwright and author. He was the son of the poet and author Thomas Hood. Pen and Pencil Pictures (1857) was the first of his illustrated books. His most successful novel was Captain Master's Children (1865).
"The Widow of Galicia" is a short story by Thomas Hood that was first published in Hood's collection, National Tales [1] [2] [3] in 1827. Plot summary.
"The Song of the Shirt" is a poem written by Thomas Hood in 1843. It was written in honour of a Mrs. Biddell, a widow and seamstress living in wretched conditions. In what was, at that time, common practice, Mrs. Biddell sewed trousers and shirts in her home using materials supplied to her by her employer for which she was forced to give a £ 2 ...
Although Thomas Hood (1799–1845) is usually regarded as a humorous poet, towards the end of his life, when he was on his sick bed, he wrote a number of poems commenting on contemporary poverty. These included "The Song of the Shirt", "The Bridge of Sighs" and "The Song of the Labourer". [1] "The Bridge of Sighs" is particularly well-known ...
Introduces Toby, Henrietta, Percy, Bertie and Harold.; Thomas does not at all appear in this book despite appearing in "Bertie's Chase" and "Percy Proves a Point". In the original print, the sentence line "It was such an insult to be reminded of the time a bootlace had been used to mend a hole in his coaches."
Thomas Hood (1799–1845) was an English poet, author and humorist. Thomas Hood may also refer to: Thomas Hood Hood, member of the New South Wales Legislative Council; Thomas Hood (mathematician) (1556–1620), first lecturer in mathematics appointed in England; Thomas Hood (mayor) (died 1702), mayor of New York 1701–1702