James Thomson

Writer, Author

1834 – 1882

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Who was James Thomson?

James Thomson, who wrote under the pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis, was a Scottish Victorian-era poet famous primarily for the long poem The City of Dreadful Night, an expression of bleak pessimism in a dehumanized, uncaring urban environment.

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Born
Nov 23, 1834
Port Glasgow
Also known as
  • Bysshe Vanolis
Nationality
  • Scotland
Profession
Education
  • Royal Military Academy
Died
Jun 3, 1882
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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