James and Horace Smith

James Smith (1775-1839) and Horace Smith (1779-1849) were British authors of the famous parodies "The Rejected Addresses," born at London. James was in business as a solicitor, and Horace was a wealthy stockbroker. Both were occasional contributors to the periodical press before the public offer of a prize for the best poetical address to be spoken at the re-opening of Drury Lane Theatre prompted them to issue a series of "Rejected Addresses," parodying the popular writers of the day - Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Scott, Byron, &c. Intensely clever, these parodies have never been surpassed in their kind. Horace was also a busy writer of novels now forgotten, and also published two volumes of poetry. James subsequently wrote a number of Charles Mathews' "Entertainments".

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