Maginn, William

10 July 1794 - 21 August 1842

Irish journalist, poet, and critic, and a regular contributor to magazines such as Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine and Frazer's. Maginn is today best remembered as the author of "The Man in the Bell," a classic predicament story.

Sites:
Brief biographical note
Wikipedia


Etexts:
"The Man in the Bell" (1821)

"William Maginn."