Local authors
Stonehenge
Engraving of a British Druid
Local authors for the community.
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| Author | Date | Association with Amesbury |
|---|---|---|
| Joseph Addison | 1672-1719 | Poet, essayist and statesman educated at Amesbury |
| John Gay | 1685-1732 | Poet and dramatist; lived at Abbey House with the Queensberrys 1729-1732. Wrote most of The Beggar's Opera here. |
| Catherine, Duchess of Queensberry | d. 1777 | Friend and correspondent of literary men; lived at Abbey House |
| Richard Hooker | c.1554-1600 | Rector of Boscombe when he wrote the first 4 books (part 1) of his 'Laws of Eccesiastical Polity' published 1593. |