A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Kingsford, William

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172035A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature — Kingsford, WilliamJohn William Cousin

Kingsford, William (1819-1898).—Historian, b. in London, served in the army, and went to Canada, where he was engaged in surveying work. He has a place in literature for his History of Canada in 10 vols., a work of careful research, though not distinguished for purely literary merits.