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Alfred Henry Miles, (26 February 1848 - 30 October 1929) was a prolific Victorian-age author, editor, anthologist, journalist, composer and lecturer who published hundreds of works on a wide range of topics, ranging from poetry (''The Poets and the Poetry of the Century'', 10 vols. (London: Hutchinson, 1891)), warfare (''Wars of the Olden Times, Abraham to Cromwell'') to household encyclopaedias with information for every conceivable contingency (''The Household Oracle : A Popular Referee on Subjects of Household Enquiry''), and even advice to the lovelorn (''Wooing: Stories of the Course that Never Did Run Smooth'' by R. E. Francillon and others. Issued as a volume in ''The Idle Hour Series'', London: Hutchinson, ()). He was Guardian of the Poor for six years and a member of the London Borough of Lewisham from 1904-06. He was editor of The Fifty-two Library, a series of children's adventure stories published by Hutchinson & Co., London in the nineteenth century. He compiled some fifty volumes that appeared at five shillings apiece. ==Selected books== *''The Poets And Poetry Of The Century'' (ed) () *''The Universal Natural History, with Anecdotes Illustrating the Nature, Habits, Manners and Customs of Animals, Birds, Fishes, Reptiles, Insects, etc., etc.'' edited by Alfred H. Miles, New York : Dodd, Mead and Co., 1895 〔(Smithsonian Institution )〕 *''Successful Recitations'' (ed) () *''Log Leaves and Sailing Orders'' (ed) () *''Fifty-Two Stories Of The Brave And True For Boys'' (ed) () *''Fifty-Two Stories Of The Brave And True For Girls'' (ed) () *''Fifty-Two Stories For Girls'' (ed) () *''Edward Hayes Plumptre to Selwyn Image : The Sacred Poets Of The Nineteenth Century'' () *''Drawing Room Entertainments'' () *''Ballads Of Brave Women'' () *''A Book Of Brave Girls At Home And Abroad'' () *''A Book Of Brave Boys All The World Over'' () *''The First Favourite Reciter'' (ed) () *''Original Poems, Ballads, And Tales In Verse'' () *''The Sweep Of The Sword'' () *''Twixt Life And Death On Sea And Shore'' () *''Heroines Of The Home And The World Of Duty'' () *''A Garland Of Verse For Young People'' () *''The Diner's-Out Vade Mecum'' () *''Fifty-Two Stories Of The Indian Mutiny'' (w Arthur John PATTLE) () *''A Book Of Brave Boys'' () *''Heroes Of History'' () 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfred Henry Miles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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