Robert Story

Robert Story (17 October 1795 – 7 July 1860), known as "the Craven Poet", was an English poet.

Biography Story was born at Wark on Tweed in Northumberland in the northeastern England in 1795. His father Robin Story (d. 1809), was an agricultural labourer, and his mother, Mary Hooliston, was originally from Lauder, Scotland. Due to his father's work, the family moved frequently around the villages in the county. He was educated at Wark School under Mr Kinton and then at Crookham. He also befriended William Gourley, a mathematician, around this time. He died at his home at 12 Harley Street, Battersea, London on 7 July 1860 and was buried at the Brompton Cemetery.