John Liddell Kelly (19 February 1850 – 10 December 1925) was a British journalist and poet.[1]

John Liddell Kelly.

Biography

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Born near Airdrie, Scotland, Kelly left school at the age of eleven and was self-educated afterwards. He married in 1870 and emigrated to New Zealand in 1880 on account of his health.[2] In New Zealand he served as sub-editor for the Auckland Star[3] and wrote humorous verses for the Auckland Observer.[4] He also worked for the Lyttelton Times and the New Zealand Times.

Works

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  • (1885). Tahiti, the Land of Love and Beauty.
  • (1887). Tarawera, or the Curse of Tuhoto.
  • (1890). Zealandia's Jubilee.
  • (1902). Heather and Fern.

References

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  1. ^ "Kelly, John Liddell (1850–1925)," The Oxford Companion to New Zealand Literature. Ed. by Roger Robinson and Nelson Wattie, Oxford University Press, 1998.
  2. ^ Sladen, Douglas B.W. (1890). Australian Poets, 1788-1888. New York: Cassell Publishing Company, p. 265.
  3. ^ Sladen (1890), p. 265.
  4. ^ Sladen (1890), p. 266.
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