Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell
Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell , commonly known by his pen name Mackenzie Bell, was an English writer, poet and literary critic. He was a writer for many Victorian era publications, most especially the London Academy, and published several volumes of poetry between 1879 and 1893.
Henry Thomas Mackenzie Bell was born atFalconer Square, Liverpool, England onMarch 1856, the youngest child of merchant Thomas Bell and Margaret Mackenzie. His uncle was the Scottish judge and SolicitorGeneral for Scotland Lord Thomas Mackenzie. Bell suffered from poor health as a child, a fall resulting from a careless nurse having caused a minor paralytic stroke, and he was educated privately. Though he was trained in preparation for a career in law at Cambridge University, Bell instead chose to study abroad and lived in Portugal, Spain, Italy, France and Madeira. During his years as a world traveller, he became close friends with Christina Rossetti and later wrote her biography after her death. While still a young man, he published his first poetry books The Keeping of the Vow and Other Verses , Verses of Varied Life and Old Year Leaves .
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