Taylor, Jefferys
Entry updated 12 August 2018. Tagged: Author.
(1792-1853) UK author, one of several children of Isaac Taylor (1759-1829), an engraver and author; most of Jefferys Taylor's siblings published books, including Isaac Taylor, not to be confused with their father. He is of some sf interest for The Young Islanders; Or, the School-Boy Crusoes: A Tale of the Last Century (1842), a Robinsonade describing the adventures of a group of lads cast away on a deserted Island, where they discover relics of a Lost Race. [JC]
Jefferys Taylor
born Lavenham, Suffolk: 30 October 1792
died Broadstairs St Peter's, Kent: 8 August 1853
works (highly selected)
- The Young Islanders; Or, the School-Boy Crusoes: A Tale of the Last Century (London: Tilt and Bogue, 1842) [binding unknown/]
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