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Gordon Bottomley
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Born in Keighley, West Yorkshire
Born in 1874
Died in 1948

Born 1874. Died 1948 - English poet and playwright.


Worked as bank clerk before turning to poetry. First collection of verse The Mickle Drede (1896). Theme of Celtic folklore throughout his work. Best known for Poems of Thirty Years (1925) and his collection of plays.

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