EDWARD DUTTON

See also:

• COOK
• COOK, ALBERT STANBURROUGH (1853– )
• EDWARD DUTTON COOK (1829–1883)
• COOK, ELIZA (1818–1889)
• COOK, JAMES (1728-1779)
• COOK, THOMAS (1808-1892)

COOK (1829–1883)  , English dramatic critic and author, was born in London on the 3oth of January 1829, the son of a solicitor . He was educated at King's College school, London, and, after four years in his father's office, obtained a situation in the London office of a railway company, at first utilizing only his spare time in literary work, but eventually devoting himself entirely to literature . He was dramatic critic of the Pall Mall Gazette from 1867 to 1875, and of the World from 1875 till his death . He also wrote freely on art topics, and was the author of several novels . He died in London on the 11th of September 1883 .