Matthew James Higgins

Matthew James Higgins (1810-1868) was a British writer and essayist, wrote under the nom de plume of "Jacob Omnium," born at Benown, Ireland. He was educated at Eton and Oxford, and spent many years in European travel. His numerous papers, which appeared in the leading magazines and newspapers, were principally directed against social abuses, and are characterised by a humour and pungent irony not unlike his friend Thackeray's.

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