Lanier, Sidney

Ga., 1842-1881. Brother of C. A. Lanier, supra. A distinguished Southern writer over whose rank as a poet much controversy has arisen. His verse can hardly be said to appeal to many readers, and its formle ne at times repels rather than attracts. A Centennial Ode, written for the opening of the Exposition of 1876, first brought him into general notice. Subsequently he lectured upon English literature in Baltimore. Poems; Tiger Lilies, a novel; The Science of English Verse; The English Novel and its Development; Florida: its Scenery, History, and Climate. He edited The Boys’ Percy; The Boys’ Mabinogion; The Boys’ King Arthur; The Boys’ Froi art. See Century Magazine, April, 1884; Go e’s Questions at I ue. Lip. Scr.