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Francis Jeffrey

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Born
October 22 1773
Died
2525 01 18501850
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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, was a Scottish judge and literary critic.

He was born in Edinburgh, and, after attending the Royal High School, he studied at the University of Glasgow and Queen's College, Oxford. He became a member of the Speculative Society, where he debated with Walter Scott, Lord Brougham, Francis Horner, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord Kinnaird and others. He was admitted to the Scottish bar in December 1794, but, having abandoned the Tory principles in which he had been educated, he found that his Whig politics hampered his legal prospects.

In 1802, Jeffrey joined with Sydney Smith and other friends to establish a liberal critical periodical, The Edinburgh Review. Jeffrey served as editor from 1803 until 1829, after which he continued to contribute essays on criticism, biography, politics, and ethics.

According to Lord Cockburn, the effect of the first number of The Edinburgh Review was "electrical." The English reviews were at that time practically publishers' organs, with articles by hack writers instructed to obey the publishers' interests. The Edinburgh Review, on the other hand, enlisted a brilliant and independent staff of contributors, guided by the editor, not the publisher.

In 1830 the Whig Party, which The Edinburgh Review had robustly supported, came into office; and Jeffrey was appointed Lord Advocate. As a member of the House of Commons, he introduced the Scottish Reform Bill in 1831. In 1834 he was made a judge and assumed the title of Lord Jeffrey.

Francis Jeffrey

4/5 ( ratings)
Born
October 22 1773
Died
2525 01 18501850
Website
Go to Website
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, was a Scottish judge and literary critic.

He was born in Edinburgh, and, after attending the Royal High School, he studied at the University of Glasgow and Queen's College, Oxford. He became a member of the Speculative Society, where he debated with Walter Scott, Lord Brougham, Francis Horner, the Marquess of Lansdowne, Lord Kinnaird and others. He was admitted to the Scottish bar in December 1794, but, having abandoned the Tory principles in which he had been educated, he found that his Whig politics hampered his legal prospects.

In 1802, Jeffrey joined with Sydney Smith and other friends to establish a liberal critical periodical, The Edinburgh Review. Jeffrey served as editor from 1803 until 1829, after which he continued to contribute essays on criticism, biography, politics, and ethics.

According to Lord Cockburn, the effect of the first number of The Edinburgh Review was "electrical." The English reviews were at that time practically publishers' organs, with articles by hack writers instructed to obey the publishers' interests. The Edinburgh Review, on the other hand, enlisted a brilliant and independent staff of contributors, guided by the editor, not the publisher.

In 1830 the Whig Party, which The Edinburgh Review had robustly supported, came into office; and Jeffrey was appointed Lord Advocate. As a member of the House of Commons, he introduced the Scottish Reform Bill in 1831. In 1834 he was made a judge and assumed the title of Lord Jeffrey.

Books from Francis Jeffrey

On the Lake Poets

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The Craniad: or Spurzheim Illustrated, a poem in two parts

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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 44

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Essay on Beauty

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Jeffrey's Criticism: A Selection

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Life of Lord Jeffrey: with a Selection from his Correspondence, Volume 5

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Life of Lord Jeffrey: with a Selection from Biocorerespandenca, 1

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Life of Lord Jeffrey: with a Selection from his Correspondence, Volume 4

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Literary Criticism: Edited with Introduction by D. Nichol Smith

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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 154

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Selections From the Essays of Francis Jeffrey

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Essay on Beauty, and Essays on the Nature and Principles of Taste

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Life of Lord Jeffrey, Vol. 1: With Selection from His Correspondence; Two Volumes in One (Classic Reprint)

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Life Of Lord Jeffrey: With A Selection From His Correspondence

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Letters

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Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Vol. 3 of 3 (Classic Reprint)

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Life

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Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Vol. 2 of 4 (Classic Reprint)

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Contributions to the Edinburgh Review, Volume 1 of 4

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Corrected Report of the Speech of the Right Honourable the Lord Advocate of Scotland: Upon the Motion of Lord John Russell, in the House of Commons, ... for Reform of Parliament (Classic Reprint)

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