Nicholas, Thomas. 1820–1879. Ethnologist and historian. Author Pedigree of the Eng. People, Hist. of Wales, etc.

Nicholson, Wm. 1655–1727. Abp. Cashel. Antiquarian writer.

Nicol, Henry. 1845–1881. Philologist. Author Hist. Eng. Sounds.

Nicolas, Sir Nicholas Harris. 1799–1848. Genealogist. Author Hist. Orders of Knighthood of the Brit. Empire, etc.

Nicoll, Robert. 1814–1837. Scotch poet.

Noel-Fearn, Henry [Christmas]. 1811–1868. Miscellaneous writer. Author Science and History, Preachers and Preaching, etc.

Norris, John. 1657–1711. Platonic philosopher. Author Theory of the Ideal World, etc.

North, Christopher. See Wilson, John.

Norton, Mrs. Caroline Elizabeth Sheridan [Lady Maxwell]. 1808–1877. Poet and novelist. Her verse has much grace and intensity of feeling. Bingen on the Rhine is her most quoted poem. Pub. Har. Lip. Mac. Ran.

Norton, Thomas. 1532–1584. Dramatist. Co-author with Sackville of the tragedy Ferrex and Porrex, and assistant of Sternhold and Hopkins in their metrical version of the Psalms.