Author:William Edward Armytage Axon
British librarian and antiquary, journalist for the Manchester Guardian.
This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900.
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "W. E. A. A."
This author wrote articles for the Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900.
Articles written by this author are designated in the DNB by the initials "W. E. A. A."
This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.
Articles written by this author are designated in the EB1911 by the initials "W. E. A. A."
William Edward Armytage Axon
WorksEdit
- Dr. Rondeau's Revenge, and Other Lancashire Sketches, 1867 Internet Archive identifier: drrondeausreven00axongoog
- The literature of the Lancashire dialect, 1870 Internet Archive identifier: literaturelanca00axongoog
- Folk songs and folk-speech of Lancashire, 1871 Internet Archive identifier: folksongsfolkspe00axon
- The mechanic's friend, a collection of receipts and practical suggestions, 1875 Internet Archive identifier: mechanicsfriendc01axon
- A list of Lancashire authors, 1876 Internet Archive identifier: cu31924029566191
- Handbook of the public libraries of Manchester and Salford, 1877 Internet Archive identifier: handbookofpublic00axon
- John Ruskin; a bibliographical biography (1879) IA
- The literary history of Parnell's 'Hermit', 1881 short work Internet Archive identifier: cu31924013194877
- Lancashire gleanings (1883) IA
- English Dialect Words of the Eighteen Century, ed 1883 Internet Archive identifier: englishdialectw00axongoog
- The barber's shop, 1883 Internet Archive identifier: b28059256
- Caxton's Game and playe of the chesse, 1474, ed 1883 Internet Archive identifier: caxtonsgameandp00cessgoog
- A vindication of natural diet by Percy Bysshe Shelley, ed 1884 Internet Archive identifier: avindicationnat00conggoog
- Cheshire gleanings (1884) IA
- The Annals of Manchester: A Chronological Record from the Earliest Times to the End of 1885 Internet Archive identifier: annalsmancheste00axongoog
- Stray chapters in literature, folk-lore, and archaeology (1888) IA
- Essays in literature and ethics. Ed 1889 Internet Archive identifier: essaysinliteratu00oconuoft
- Thomas Taylor, the Platonist (1890) IA
- Shelley's vegetarianism (1891) IA
- Bygone Sussex (1897) IA
- The Ancoats skylark, and other verses. 1894 Internet Archive identifier: cu31924013209766
- Echoes of old Lancashire (1899) IA
- The frugal life: a paradox by Ortensio Landi, ca. 1512-ca. 1553; ed 1899 short work Internet Archive identifier: frugallifeparado00landrich
- Ortensio Lando, a humorist of the renaissance (1899) IA
- Echoes of old Lancashire, 1899 Internet Archive identifier: echoesoldlancas00axongoog
- The Story of Belfagor in Literature and Folk-lore, 1902 Internet Archive identifier: storybelfagorin00brevgoog
- Cobden as a Citizen (1907) Internet Archive identifier: cobdenascitizenc00axon
- The Thomas Greenwood Library for Librarians at Manchester, 1907 short work Internet Archive identifier: thomasgreenwoodl00axon
- The thorny path of literature by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, ed 1917 Internet Archive identifier: thornypathoflite00cole
Articles in Popular Science MonthlyEdit
Edited worksEdit
- Collected Sermons of Thomas Fuller, 1631-1659 edited by John Eglington Bailey. Completed by William E. A. Axon (1891) IA 1, IA 2
Contributions to the DNBEdit
- Ainsworth, Henry
- Ainsworth, William Harrison
- Angier, John
- Arden, Richard Pepper
- Arderne, James
- Ashton, Hugh
- Ashton, John de (d.1428)
- Ashton, John de (fl.1370)
- Ashton, Ralph de
- Ashton, Robert de
- Ashton, Thomas de (fl.1346)
- Ashworth, Henry (1794-1880)
- Ashworth, John
- Assheton, William
- Aston, Thomas
- Atherton, John
- Ball, Hannah
- Banks, George Linnæus
- Barmby, John Goodwyn
- Barritt, Thomas
- Baume, Pierre Henri Joseph
- Bellers, Fettiplace
- Bellot, Thomas
- Bennis, George Geary
- Besse, Joseph
- Billington, William
- Blundell, Henry
- Blythe, John Dean
- Bold, Henry
- Boruwlaski, Joseph
- Bowers, George Hull
- Bowes, Mary Eleanor
- Bradberry, David
- Brandwood, James
- Brettargh, Katharine
- Brittain, Thomas
- Brooke, Henry (1694-1757)
- Brookes, Joshua (1754-1821)
- Brotherton, Edward
- Brotherton, Joseph
- Bruen, John
- Brunton, Mary
- Buchanan, Robert (1813-1866)
- Burton, Charles (1793-1866)
- Burton, Robert (1632?-1725?)
- Butterworth, Edwin
- Butterworth, James
- Calveley, Hugh
- Calvert, Charles (1785-1852)
- Calvert, Thomas (1775-1840)
- Canne, John
- Castillo, John
- Caw, John Young
- Clayton, John (1754-1843)
- Cole, Thomas (1627?-1697)
- Crestadoro, Andrea
Contributions to EB1911Edit
- "Manchester," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Roscoe, William," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Salford," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Works about AxonEdit
- "Obituary: Dr. William Edward Armytage Axon," in The Times (1913)
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1928, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.