Excerpt from Dictionary of National Biography, Vol. 57: Tom Tytler

He was the author of: l. 'a Universal Gazetteer, Ancient and Modern, ' 1836, 2 vols. 2. 'the Past and Present State of Dra matic Art and Literature, ' 1839. 3. 'a History of England from the Invasion of the Romans, ' 1839, 3 vols., another edit. 1857, 3 vols. 4. 'a Brief View of the English Drama, with suggestions for elevat ing the present condition of the art, ' 1840. 5. 'the Nature and State of the English Drama, ' 1841. 6. 'the Relative Value of the Acted and Unacted Drama, ' 1841.

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