Morgan Peter Kavanagh

Morgan Peter Kavanagh (1800 – 1874) was an Irish author, poet, and novelist. He was the father of Julia Kavanagh.

His first published works were poetry. He then wrote a book on linguistics called The Discovery of the Science of Languages (1844), which postulated the origin of speech in prehistoric mime.^[1] Thompson Cooper in the Dictionary of National Biography called it a "ridiculous work".^[2][1] Kavanagh went on to write two novels: Aristobulus, The Last Of The Maccabees (1855) and The Hobbies (1857). By the time this second novel was published his daughter Julia was a better known, more popular author. To capitalize on her name, either Morgan, or his publisher Newby, unscrupulously indicated on the cover page that Julia had "edited" the narrative.^[1] This sparked a public literary quarrel between Julia and her father when she denied any involvement with The Hobbies.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} John Sutherland. "Kavanaugh, Morgan Peter" in Companion to Victorian Literature. Stanford University Press, 1989.
2. ^  "Kavanagh, Julia". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 

External links

• Works by or about Morgan Peter Kavanagh at Internet Archive (scanned books original editions color illustrated)

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Name	Kavanagh, Morgan Peter
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Short description	English philologist, poet and novelist
Date of birth	1800
Place of birth
Date of death	1874
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