George Washington Moon

George Washington Moon (1823 – 1909) was an English writer, poet and critic of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.

George Washington Moon, F. R. S. L.
Born	1823
Died	1909 Brighton, England
Nationality	English
Notable works	Elijah the Prophet

Moon published several poems, contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography, and wrote a number of books on English grammar. Several of these books were lengthy compilations of the purported grammatical errors of specific writers,[1] which led to vigorous counterattacks and controversies.[2]

George Washington Moon is the author of a book-length epic poem, Elijah the Prophet (1866). It was written in Spenserian stanza, a nine-line strophe with rhyme scheme ABABBCBCC.[3][4]

See also

References

1. George Washington Moon (1823-1909).
2. David M. Rusinoff. "Goodnight Moon: A Tribute to George Washington Moon". Retrieved 2010-03-07.
3. Spenserian stanza, poetic form at Encyclopaedia Britannica.
4. Spenserian stanza at Poetry Foundation.

Bibliography

• George Washington Moon, Elijah the Prophet, London 1867.