Can you name the people buried or memorialized in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey? by johnlk

Lifespan		Hint
1606-1668		Playwright of 'The Wits' and 'The Siege of Rhodes,' the first English opera
1709-1784		Author of the Dictionary of the English Language
1833-1870		Australian poet, jockey, and politician
1483-1635		Supposed centenarian
1752-1840		Novelist of 'Evelina' and 'Cecilia'
1685-1732		Poet and dramatist best known for 'The Beggar's Opera'
1906-1984		Poet Laureate and journalist
1716-1771		Poet of 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'
1564-1616		The Swan of Avon
1865-1936		The poet of British imperialism, author of 'Gunga Din' and 'The Man Who Would Be King'
1914-1953		Poet of 'Under Milk Wood' and 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night'
1775-1817		Novelist of 'Mansfield Park' and 'Persuasion'
1812-1870		The most popular novelist of the nineteenth century
1618-1667		Royalist poet of 'The Mistress,' one of the most prominent poets of his day, but since fallen into obscurity
1807-1882		American poet known for his translation of 'The Divine Comedy' and 'Evangeline'
1610-1703		Exiled French soldier and essayist
1759-1796		Scottish national poet

Lifespan		Hint
1770-1850		Launched the Romantic age with 'Lyrical Ballads', author of 'The Prelude'
1811-1863		Novelist of 'Vanity Fair' and 'Henry Esmond'
1888-1965		Poet of 'The Waste Land' and 'The Four Quartets'
1819-1880		Novelist known for 'Middlemarch' and 'Silas Marner'
1664-1721		Diplomat and poet, negotiated the Treaty of Utrecht
1343-1400		The first burial in poets' corner
1631-1700		Poet laureate under Charles II and James II and leading poet of his day
various		16 Poets from World War I are commemorated on a plaque; name one
1907-1989		Academy Award winning Shakespearean actor and director
1771-1832		Scottish poet and novelist, best known for the Waverley novels
1591-1674		Poet of 'To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time'
1551-1623		Antiquarian and historian; wrote the first topographical survey of the British Isles
1819-1900		Art critic, author of 'The Stones of Venice' and 'Modern Painters'
1843-1916		American-born novelist of 'Roderick Hudson' and 'Washington Square'
1751-1816		Playwright of 'The School for Scandal' and 'The Rivals'
1812-1889		Victorian poet famous for his dramatic monologues like 'Fra Lippo Lippi'
1795-1821		Poet of 'Endymion' and 'To Autumn', died in Rome

Lifespan		Hint
1612-1680		Poet of Hudibras
1899-1973		Playwright known for 'Hay Fever' and 'Blithe Spirit'
1854-1900		Playwright, poet, novelist, and convicted homosexual
1832-1898		Author of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'
1683-1730		The best actress of her day, mocked by Pope
1859-1936		Poet of the 'A Shropshire Lad' cycle
1614-1669		Poet of 'Cooper's Hill' and King's Surveyor under Charles II
1685-1759		German-born composer of Messiah and Water Music
1883-1977		Poet, Member of the 'Inklings' and Dean of Divinity at Magdalen College, Oxford.
1878-1967		Poet laureate and author of 'Sea-Fever'
1816-1855; 1818-1848; 1820-1849		Sisters and novelists
1728-1792		Scottish architect and furniture designer
1809-1892		The most popular Victorian poet, author of 'Ulysses' and 'In Memoriam'
1777-1844		Scottish poet known for patriotic poems like 'Hohenlinden'
1792-1822		Poet of 'The Cenci' and 'Prometheus Unbound', drowned in Italy
1907-1991		Actress who won an Oscar for her role in 'A Passage to India'
1800-1859		Whig historian and politician, author of 'The History of England from the Accession of James the Second'

Lifespan		Hint
1670-1729		Playwright known for 'The Way of the World' and 'The Mourning Bride'
1788-1824		Poet of 'Don Juan', died fighting for Greek independence
1572-1637		Poet and playwright; author of 'Volpone' and 'The Alchemist'
1844-1889		Jesuit priest and poet
1812-1888		Nonsense poet
1730-1774		Playwright of 'She Stoops to Conquer', novelist of 'The Vicar of Wakefield'; poet of 'The Deserted Village'
1757-1827		Poet, painter and mystic
1749-1800		'The Unhappy Countess,' a poet whose life inspired Thackeray's 'Barry Lyndon'
1840-1928		Novelist and poet known for such works as 'Far from the Madding Crowd'
1564-1593		Playwright, poet, and spy, known for 'Edward II' and 'The Jew of Malta'
1815-1882		Novelist of 'Barchester Towers' and 'The Way We Live Now'
1717-1779		Actor famous for his performances of Shakespeare
1793-1864		working class poet, later mad
1552-1599		Poet of 'The Faerie Queene'
1820-1887		Swedish opera singer, known as 'The Swedish Nightingale'
1608-1674		Generally considered the greatest English poet after Shakespeare

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Poets' Corner Quiz

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Created Dec 1, 2009 in Literature
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	RebeccaAMax:	Dec 2nd, 2009 at 17:10 GMT		1 point
	Your Clare clue got cut off, and a few people could use better clues. Great idea, though.

	johnlk:	Dec 3rd, 2009 at 21:07 GMT		2 points
	The Clare clue is actually complete - he was later mad. Any specific ones you think need better clues?

	Sarahbelle:	Feb 28th, 2011 at 03:11 GMT		1 point
	This content of this quiz is good, but your formatting could use some tweaking to make it easier to read. If you narrow the left and centre columns and widen the right column it will help even out the grid. You could also add some colour to personalise it and make it stand out.