Stopford A. Brooke

Stopford Augustus Brooke (1832–1916) was an Irish-born clergyman, preacher and critic, born at Letterkenny in County Donegal and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He became a well-known London preacher and a chaplain to Queen Victoria, and is remembered chiefly for his literary criticism, including his Primer of English Literature (1876).

He also wrote verse, publishing Riquet of the Tuft (1880) and a volume of Poems (1888). Lyra Celtica prints two pieces from the latter: 'The Earth and Man' and a song from his poem 'Six Days'.