About John Liddell Kelly
Lived 1850 – 1925 (aged 75). John Liddell Kelly was a New Zealand journalist and poet.
John Liddell Kelly (19 February 1850 – 10 December 1925) was a British journalist and poet.
Biography Born near Airdrie, Scotland, Kelly left school at the age of eleven and was self-educated afterwards. He married in 1870 and emigrated to New Zealand in 1880 on account of his health. In New Zealand he served as sub-editor for the Auckland Star and wrote humorous verses for the Auckland Observer. He also worked for the Lyttelton Times and the New Zealand Times.
Works (1885). Tahiti, the Land of Love and Beauty. (1887). Tarawera, or the Curse of Tuhoto. (1890). Zealandia's Jubilee. (1902). Heather and Fern.
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British journalist and poet
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John Liddell Kelly was born on 19 February 1850.
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John Liddell Kelly died on 10 December 1925.
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John Liddell Kelly was a journalist and poet.
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