Edgar Taylor (author)

Edgar Taylor
Born28 January 1793
Banham, Norfolk, UK
Died19 August 1839(1839-08-19) (aged 46)
Bedford Row, London, UK
Resting placeHighgate Cemetery
Occupation(s)Solicitor, author

Edgar Taylor (28 January 1793– 19 August 1839) was a British solicitor and author of legal, historical, literary works and translations.[1] He was the first translator of the Brothers Grimm's 1812 book Kinder- und Hausmärchen into English, as German Popular Stories (1823). In 1826, he translated the second volume (1814) of the Kinder- und Hausmärchen .[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Gordon, Alexander (1898). "Taylor, Edgar" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 54. London: Smith, Elder & Co. DNB00.
  2. ^ Ashliman, D. L. Grimms' Fairy Tales in English