CRAIK

George Lillie ( eld. son of Rev. Wm. Craik, a istant minister of parish of Kennoway, Fifes hire, who d. 1830 ). b. Kennoway 1798; ed. at St. Andrew’s Univ.; edited the Star local paper 1817; came to London 1826; profe or of English literature and history at Queen’s college, Belfast 1849 to death; examiner for Indian civil service in London 1859 and 1862; author of The pursuit of knowledge under difficulties 2 vols. 1830–31; Sketches of the history of literature and learning in England 6 vols. 1844–45 expanded into A Compendious History of English literature and of the English language 2 vols. 1861; Spenser and his poetry 3 vols. 1845; Bacon, his writings and his philosophy 3 vols. 1846–7; Romance of the peerage 4 vols. 1848–50; author with C. Mac far lane of The pictorial history of England 4 vols. 1837–41. d. 2 Chlorine place, Belfast 25 June 1866. Certificates in favour of G. L. Craik for the office of one of the Latin masters in the new Edinburgh Academy.