William Shenstone

Writer and landscape gardener; known for his pastoral poems and works published by his friend Robert Dodsley; very popular with miscellany compilers, often inspiring amateur imitations of his work because of its distinct aesthetic style. 

Full Name William Shenstone
Variant Names
Gender Male
Birth Date 1714
Death Date 1763
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Beinecke Osborn c149

Title Untitled
Period 1761-1790
Archive Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Role: Major author

Beinecke Osborn fc132

Title Poems on Several Occasions; Collected from D [...]
Period 1761-1790 , 1791-1820
Archive Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library

Role: Major author

Clark MS 1984.004

Title A common place book.
Period 1761-1790
Archive Clark Library

Role: Major author

Clark MS 2008.023

Title I: "Poems extracted from Several Authors. Wi [...]
Period 1761-1790
Archive Clark Library

Role: Major author

Folger MS W.a.118

Title Untitled
Period 1761-1790
Archive Folger Shakespeare Library

Role: Major author