Elwes, Alfred
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Alfred Elwes (1819?-1888) was a nineteenth century British author of children's literature, academic, philologist, and occasional translator of French, Italian and Portuguese literature into English. He is perhaps best remembered for his translation of the medieval Arthurian romance Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende; a Tale of the Times of King Arthur.
Elwes' interests in Continental languages and travel are reflected in his works. He both wrote and translated travel literature, and much of his children's fiction details the lives or adventures of young protagonists in European locales.
Elwes was the compiler of a number of English/Romance dictionaries, as well as Romance language grammars for the use of students learning the languages, all reissued in various editions into the twentieth century.
Bibliography
Juvenile fiction and non-fiction
- The adventures of a bear and a great bear too (1853)
- My own book of beasts (1853)
- The Richmonds' tour in Europe (1853)
- The adventures of a dog and a good dog too (1854) (Project Gutenberg Entry:[1])
- Ocean and her rulers; a narrative of the nations which have from the earliest ages held dominion over the sea, comprising a brief history of navigation from the remotest periods to the present time (1854)
- The adventures of a cat and a fine cat too! (1857)
- Giulio Branchi, the story of a Tuscan (1857)
- Paul Blake, or, the story of a boy's perils in the islands of Corsica and Monte Cristo (1859)
- Frank and Andrea, or, Forest life in the Island of Sardinia (1860)
- Ralph Seabrooke, or, The adventures of a young artist in Piedmont and Tuscany (1861)
- Guy Rivers, or, A boy's struggles in the great world (1862) (Google e-text)
- Luke Ashleigh; or, School-life in Holland (1864)
- Minna Raymond; a tale that might have been true (1864) (Google e-text)
- Swift and sure; or, The career of two brothers (1873)
- Perils afloat and brigands ashore (1886)
Nonfiction
Reference works
- A grammar of the Italian language (1852) (Google e-text)
- A grammar of the Spanish language, in a simple and practical form (1852) (Google e-text)
- A dictionary of the Spanish and English and English and Spanish languages (1854)
- Dictionnaire français-anglais: French-English dictionary (1854-1855) (Google e-text)
- Dizionario italiano, inglese, francese; A concise dictionary of the Italian, English, & French languages (1855-1856)
- A dictionary of the Portuguese language (1876) (Google e-text)
- A triglot dictionary of the Italian, English, and French languages as written and spoken (1879)
- A dictionary of the Portuguese language in two parts (1888)
- A grammar of the Portuguese language in a simple and practical form (1888)
- A dictionary of the Spanish language in two parts (1888)
Translated works
- A new and complete Italian grammar by Vergani, by Angelo Vergani) (1846)
- Food for gossip! a comedy in three acts (Oste e non oste) (1855 - acted, but possibly not published)
- Jaufry the Knight and the Fair Brunissende: A Tale of the Times of King Arthur, by Mary Lafon (1856) (Google e-text)
- Stories of an old maid related to her nephews and nieces, by Mme. Émile de Girardin (1856)
- How I crossed Africa, from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean, through unknown countries; discovery of the great Zambesi affluents, &c., by Alexandre de Serpa Pinto (1881)
- From Benguella to the territory of Yacca; description of a journey into Central and West Africa, comprising narratives, adventures, and important surveys of the sources of the rivers ... and a detailed account of the territories of Quiteca N'bungo, Sosso, Futa, and Yacca : Expedition organized in the years 1877-1880, by Hermenegildo Capelo and Roberto Ivens (1882) (Google e-text)
This biographical information was gathered from the Alfred_Elwes page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.
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