Henry Brooke

Henry Brooke (1703-1783) was an Irish dramatist and novelist, born in county Cavan. He was known as the author of the "Fool of Quality," a book commended by John Wesley and much lauded by Charles Kingsley, and the only one of his works that survives. He wrote, among other things, a poem called "Universal Beauty," and a play called "Gustavus Vasa".

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