A novelist and historian who lived largely in London.
Brother-in-law to Annie Wood Besant.
English novelist and historian (1836–1901)
| Born | 14 August 1836 |
| Died | 9 June 1901 |
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![Cover of: Beyond the dreams of avarice: [novel]](//covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/5686419-M.jpg "Cover of: Beyond the dreams of avarice: [novel]")
![Cover of: Beyond the dreams of avarice: [novel]](http://covers.openlibrary.org/b/id/5686419-M.jpg "Cover of: Beyond the dreams of avarice: [novel]")
English novelist and historian (1836–1901)
| Born | 14 August 1836 |
| Died | 9 June 1901 |
Subjects
History, Description and travel, Social life and customs, Fiction, Biography, Antiquities, Description, Histoire, History and criticism, Manners and customs, Utopias, Explorers, General, Mœurs et coutumes, Non-Classifiable, Novelty, Poor, Social problems, Streets, Bible, Biography & Autobiography / Political, Biography / Autobiography, English Authors, Fiction, historical, general, French literaturePlaces
London (England), Great Britain, England, London, Westminster (London, England), Palestine, East End (London, England), Jerusalem, The Strand, Angleterre, Bloomsbury (London, England), Chicago, East End, Eng Shoreditch, Eng Westminster, France, Grande-Bretagne, Holborn (London, England), Illinois, Istanbul (Turkey), Londres, Thames River (England), United StatesPeople
James Cook (1728-1779), Richard Jefferies (1848-1887), Richard Whittington (-1423), Alfred King of England (849-899), Dick Whittington (1357?-1423), Gaspard de Coligny seigneur de Châtillon (1519-1572), Richard Whittington (d. 1423), Edward Henry Palmer (1840-1882), Edward VII King of Great Britain (1841-1910), Francois Rabelais, François Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553?), Gaspard de Coligny, Gaspard de Coligny seigneur de Châtillion (1519-1572), Hannah Lightfoot (1730-), Hannah Lightfoot (fl. 1768), Victoria Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901), Walter Besant Sir (1836-1901), William Caxton (1422?-1491), east end LondonersTime
17th century, 19th century, Victoria, 1837-1901, Stuarts, 1603-1714, To 1500, 16th century, 1800-1950, 1837-1901 (Victoria), 18th century, 1901, 19e siècle, George I, 1714-1727, George II, 1727-1760, Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598ID Numbers
- OLID: OL158906A
- ISNI: 0000000081408489
- IMDb: nm0078601
- Library of Congress Names: n82206026
- LibriVox: 898
- Project Gutenberg: 5404
- VIAF: 61640533
- Wikidata: Q974852
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q974852
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Alternative names
- Sir Walter Besant
- Besant, Walter Sir.
- Besant, Walter Sir
- Besant Sir Walter.
- Walter BESANT
- Besant Walter
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| April 11, 2019 | Edited by Tom Morris | Remove "please see" AKA |
| April 11, 2019 | Edited by Tom Morris | merge authors |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |