Richard Patrick Boyle Davey

Richard Patrick Boyle Davey (12 July 1848 – 25 November 1911) was an English author and journalist.

Life Davey was born on 12 July 1848 at Mileham, Norfolk, as the youngest son of Richard and Eliza Davey. After studying in France and Italy, Davey moved to New York City in 1870 and became an editor for Spirit of the Times. In 1880 he returned to England to write for The Morning Post. He also wrote for The Fortnightly Review, the National Review, The Nineteenth Century, the Saturday Review, and other publications. He wrote two historical novels and four plays. His non-fiction books include profiles of Cuba and Turkey based on his travels, and a series of books on the lives of famous women. In 1907, he married Eleanora Denman, a granddaughter of Thomas Denman, 1st Baron Denman. Davey died on 25 November 1911 in Venice, Italy.

Works Novels and short stories A Royal Amour, 1882 The Sand Sea, and Other Stories, 1896 Wetherleigh: A Romance of Hampton Court, 1897

Plays Paul and Virginia, 1886 Lesbia, 1888 L'Heritage d'Helene (with Lucy H. Hooper), 1889, performed in English under multiple titles including Helen's Inheritance and Inherited St. Ronan's Well, 1893 Marion de L'Orme, 1894, adapted from the play by Victor Hugo

Non-fiction A History of Mourning, 1889 Furs and Fur Garments, 1895 The Sultan and His Subjects, 1897 Victoria, Queen and Empress, 1897 Cuba Past and Present, 1898 Mary Tudor, 1898 Historical London, 1902 Life of Lady Jane Grey, 1902 Lucrezia Borgia, 1903 Botticelli, 1903 The Pageant of London, 1906 The Italian Renaissance, 1906 The Nine Days' Queen, Lady Jane Grey, and Her Times, 1909 The Tower of London, 1910 The Sisters of Lady Jane Grey and Their Wicked Grandfather, 1911