Thomas Nicoll Hepburn

Scottish writer

  • Writer
  • poet
  • novelist
  • biographer
NationalityScottishGenreNon-fiction, biography, poetry, novels

Thomas Nicoll Hepburn (21 April 1861 – 1 September 1930) was a Scottish poet and author who wrote under the pseudonym of Gabriel Setoun. He wrote poems such as 'Jack Frost', 'Romance' and 'The World's Music.'[1] He also wrote novels in the 'Kailyard school' style such as Barncraig and Robert Urquhart (1896).[2]

Biography

He was born on 21 April 1861 in West Wemyss, Fife. His father, Alexander Hepburn was a tailor. He died in London around September 1930.[3]

Some Published Works

  • The Child World, London: Bodley Head, 1893.
  • Barncraig: Episodes in the Life of a Scottish Village, London: J. Murray, 1893.
  • Sunshine and Haar: Some Further Glimpses of Life at Barncraig, London: J. Murray, 1895
  • Robert Urquhart, London: Bliss Sands and Foster, 1896.
  • Robert Burns, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1896, ("Famous Scots Series")
  • George Malcolm, London: Bliss Sands & Co, 1897.
  • The Skipper of Barncraig, London: A. Constable & Co., 1901.

References

  1. ^ See http://oldpoetry.com/oauthor/show/Gabriel_Setoun_
  2. ^ See https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1756658A/Gabriel_Setoun
  3. ^ Births, deaths and marriages information available on the Scotland's People website and on the website, www.ancestry.com.

External links

  • Works by or about Thomas Nicoll Hepburn at Internet Archive
  • Works by Thomas Nicoll Hepburn at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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