Forbes, Alexander Penrose. 1817–1875. Bp. Brechin. Theologian. Author Explanation of the Thirty-Nine Articles, etc. See Memoir, 1876. Pub. Dut.
Forbes, Archibald. 1838 ——. Scotch journalist. Author Soldiering and Scribbling, Glimpses through the Cannon Smoke, etc. Pub. Osg. Rou.
Forbes, James David. 1809–1868. Scientist. Author Theory of Glaciers, etc. See Life and Letters of by John C. Shairp, 1873.
Ford, John. 1586–1639. Dramatist. His plays all deal with unhappy love, but are powerful though morbid. The Broken Heart, his best work, is a masterpiece of pathos. His style possesses great beauty. See Moxon's edition Old Eng. Dramatists, and Swinburne's Essays and Studies.
Forrester, Mrs. 18— ——. Novelist. Author Dolores, Diana Carew, Mignon, etc. Pub. Lip.
Forster, John. 1812–1876. Essayist and biographer. Author lives of Dickens, Goldsmith, Landor, Swift, Statesmen of the Commonwealth of Eng., etc. Pub. Apl. Har. Lip.
Fortescue, Sir John. c. 1395–1485. Legal writer. De Laudibus Legum Angliæ.
Foster, John. 1770–1843. Essayist. His style has both vigor and beauty. Pub. Ca.
Fothergill, Jessie. 18— ——. Novelist. Author The First Violin, Kith and Kin, One of Three, etc. Pub. Ho.
Fox, Chas. James. 1749–1806. Orator and historian. See edition of his Speeches, 6 vols., London, 1815, and Life, by Geo. O. Trevelyan.