James White (writer and translator)

James White (writer and translator)

James White (d. 1799) was an English writer and translator.

Works

*"Hints of a Specific Plan for the Abolition of the Slave Trade" (1788)
*"Earl Strongbow: or the History of Richard de Clare and the Beautiful Geralda" (1789)
*"The Adventures of John of Gaunt" [http://books.google.com/books?vid=0v8_3io6mlpk3hFi_CO&id=5gMlAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=The+Adventures+of+John+of+Gaunt] (1790)
*"The Adventures of King Richard Coeur de Lion" [http://books.google.com/books?id=HasBAAAAQAAJ&dq=The+Adventures+of+King+Richard+Coeur+de+Lion&pg=PA1&ots=lfCKb41Ams&sig=JvY1-e7FpuYlTC1IxffxivvlgUs&prev=http://www.google.com/search%3Fq%3DThe%2BAdventures%2Bof%2BKing%2BRichard%2BCoeur%2Bde%2BLion%26btnG%3DSearch%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den&sa=X&oi=print&ct=result&cd=1] (1791)

References

*J. M. S. Tompkins. "James White, Esq.: A Forgotten Humourist". "The Review of English Studies", Vol. 3, No. 10 (Apr., 1927), pp. 146-156.

External links

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