William Sharp (writer)
William Sharp | |
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Sharp in 1894 | |
| Born | 12 September 1855 Paisley, Scotland |
| Died | 12 December 1905 (aged 50) Bronte, Sicily |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Other names | Fiona Macleod |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Sharp |
William Sharp (12 September 1855 – 12 December 1905) was a Scottish writer, of poetry and literary biography in particular, who from 1893 wrote also as Fiona Macleod, a pseudonym kept almost secret during his lifetime. He was also an editor of the poetry of Ossian, Walter Scott, Matthew Arnold, Algernon Charles Swinburne and Eugene Lee-Hamilton.