Richmond, Leigh. 1772–1827. Moralist. Author The Dairyman's Daughter, etc. Pub. Ca. Phi. Rou.
Riddell, Mrs. Charlotte Eliza Lawson. 18— ——. Novelist. Author George Geith, A Life's Assize, The Senior Partner, etc. Pub. Clx. Est. Har. Pet.
Riddell, Henry Scott. 1798–1870. Scotch poet. See Grant Wilson's Poets of Scotland.
Riddell, Mrs. J. H. See Riddell, Mrs. Charlotte.
Ritchie, Mrs. Anne Isabella. See Thackeray-Ritchie.
Ritchie, Leitch. 1801–1865. Miscellaneous writer. Author of Headpieces and Tailpieces, Wearyfoot Common, Romance of French History, etc.
Ritson, Joseph. 1752–1803. Antiquary and critic.
Roberts, Margaret. 1833 ——. Novelist. Author Mademoiselle Mori, Denise, The Atelier du Lys, In the Olden Time, On the Edge of the Storm, Osé, Tempest tossed, Madame Fontenoy, Summerleigh Manor, etc. Pub. Ho.
Robertson, Frederick Wm. 1816–1853. Religious writer. Author 4 vols. of sermons, which rank among the finest religious utterances of the age. See Life, by Stopford Brooke, and Blackwood's Mag., Aug. 1862. Pub. Dut. Har.
Robertson, James Burton. 1800 ——. Historical writer. Author Lect. on Various Subjects of Ancient and Modern Hist., etc.