Herbert, Henry William

“Frank Forester.” E., 1807-1858. A versatile, gifted writer who came to America in 1831, and lived near Newark, New Jersey. His writings in historical fiction include Cromwell; Marmaduke Nyvil; The Puritans of New England, i ued later as The Puritan’s Daughter; The Fronde; Sherwood Forest. In history: Captains of the Old World; Cavaliers of England; Knights of England; Chevaliers of France; Persons and Pictures from French and English History; Captains of the Great Roman Republic; Henry VIII. and his Six Wives. As “Frank Forester” he published Field Sports of the United States and British Provinces; Fish and Fisheries of the United States; Frank Forester and his Friends; Warwick Woodlands; My Shooting Box; The Deer Stalkers; Manual for Young Sportsmen; Horse and Horsemanship; Fugitive Sporting Sketches. He also made a number of translations from the French, while a collection of his Poems, edited by M. Herbert, appeared in 1888. See Life by T. Picton, 1881; All i bone’s Dictionary; Applet on’s American Biography. Co. Lip.