Joseph Edwards Carpenter

Joseph Edwards Carpenter (2 November 1813, London – 6 May 1885, BayswaterBoase, F., "Modern English biography", 6 vols, 1892-1921] ) was an English playwright and songwriter.

In 1851 Carpenter moved from Leamington to London. ["The Times", 25 June 1851, p.1] He wrote various touring musical entertainments such as "The Road, the Rail and the River" and a"Vocal, Pictorial, and Descriptive Illustration of Uncle Tom's Cabin" (1853). A two-act musical drama "The Sanctuary" and his three-act drama "Love and Honour" appeared in 1854, and a three-act drama "Adam Bede" in 1862.

He wrote lyrics for over 2500 songs and duets, publishing them in "Ainsworth's Magazine" and other magazines, and partnering with various composers including Henry Bishop and Stephen Glover.

From 1865 to 1867 Carpenter edited 10 volumes of "Penny Readings in prose and verse".

He is buried at Highgate Cemetery. ["The Times", 8 May 1885, p. 1]

Works

*"Random rhymes or lays of London", 1833
*"Minstrel musings", London, 1838
*"The romance of the dreamer, and other poems", London, 1841
*"Songs and ballads", new ed., London, 1844; new ed. with additions, 1854
*"Poems and lyrics", new ed., London, 1845
*"Lays and legends of fairyland", London & Leamington, 1849
*"My jubilee volume", London, 1883

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