{\b Thomas Edward Brown}.

{\b Date of Birth}.: 5 May 1830

{\b Date of Death}.: 30 October 1897

{\b Works}.

English poet. He wrote narrative and lyric poetry, some of it in the Manx 
dialect. These include Betsey Lee (1873), Foc'c's'le Yarns (1881, The Doctor 
(1887), The Manx Witch (1889) and Old John (1893). Also well-known are poems 
such as Vespers, Disguises, An Autumn Trinket and The Schooner.

{\b Featured Works}.

'Vespers', 'I Bended Unto Me a Bough of May', 'Go Back!', 'Dreams', 'My Garden'.

{\b General Comment}.

T.E. Brown was born at Douglas on the Isle of Man. He received his education 
at King William's College, Isle of Man, and at Christ Church and Oriel 
Colleges, Oxford. He was elected Fellow of Oriel in 1854 and took holy orders 
in 1855. A clergyman and schoolmaster, he was vice-principal of King William's 
College, then headmaster of the Crypt School at Gloucester and finally, master 
at Clifton College. He also served as curate at St. Barnabas, Bristol. His 
writing is characterised by his use of the Manx dialect and themes dealing 
with Manx life.