Ernest Dowson

Ernest Christopher Dowson was an English poet, novelist, and shortstory writer, often associated with the Decadent movement.

Ernest Dowson was born in Lee, London, in 1867. His greatuncle was Alfred Domett, a poet and politician who became Premier of New Zealand and had allegedly been the subject of Robert Brownings poem Waring. Dowson attended The Queens College, Oxford, but left in March 1888 before obtaining a degree.

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