Holcroft, Thomas. 1745–1809. Dramatist. Best known by his novel The Marriage of Figaro, and his famous comedy The Road to Ruin. See Memoirs, edited by Hazlitt, 1816.
Holinshed, Raphael. —— c. 1580. Chronicler. From him Shakespeare drew in part the stories of Cymbeline, Henry VI., Richard II., Richard III., Henry IV., Henry V., Macbeth, Lear, and Henry VIII.
Holyoake, George Jacob. 1817 ——. Writer on social science. Author of The Logic of Facts, Hist. of Coöperation in England, etc. Pub. Lip.
Home, Henry, Lord Kames. 1696–1782. Scotch philosopher. Author Elements of Criticism, etc. See Life, by A. F. Tytler. Pub. Por. Sh.
Home, John. 1724–1808. Dramatist. H. wrote the once popular play Douglas, which contains the famous lines, "My name is Norval," etc. See complete works of, with Life, by Mackenzie, 3 vols., 8vo, Edinburgh, 1822.
Hone, Wm. 1779–1842. Satirist. Chiefly known by his compilations; as, The Every-Day Book, The Table-Book, etc.
Hood, Edwin Paxton. 1820 ——. Biographer. Author Lives of Wordsworth and Swedenborg, The Uses of Biography, etc. Pub. Arm. Do. Lip.
Hood, Thomas. 1798–1845. Poet and humorist. A writer whose fame as a wit has overshadowed his merits as a poet. His style, when not professedly humorous, is tender and graceful. For moral earnestness The Bridge of Sighs and The Song of the Shirt cannot be surpassed. See E. P. Sargent's edition, Pub. Apl.; also, F. J. Child's edition. Pub. Dut. Hon. Por. Put. Rou.
Hood, Thomas. 1835–1875. Miscellaneous writer. Son to preceding. Author of The Rhymster, etc.
Hook, Theodore Edward. 1788–1842. A writer of novels of fashion, inartistic in form, but full of humor. His power of extempore verse-making was remarkable. See Life, by Barham, 1848. Pub. Rou.