John Frederick Smith

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1806 – 1890

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Who was John Frederick Smith?

John Frederick Smith was a popular English novelist, who has been called "England's most popular novelist of the mid-nineteenth century". Smith became famous for his serializations in The London Journal. His popular serial Black Bess, or the Knight of the Road, was a historical novel with Gothic elements; it revolved around the adventures of Dick Turpin.

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Born
1806
Also known as
  • J. F. Smith
Died
1890

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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