Richard Butler (author)
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He shared a joint pen name, Richard Henry, with Henry Chance Newton. Works attributed to Richard Henry include two Victorian burlesques, Monte Cristo Jr. (a parody of The Count of Monte Cristo, 1886); Frankenstein, or The Vampire's Victim (a parody of the Mary Shelley novel Frankenstein 1887), both presented at the Gaiety Theatre, London; as well as Jubilation (musical mixture 1887); and Opposition (a debate in one sitting 1892).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Biography
Richard Butler was born in London on 21 May 1844.[2]
He worked as a proofreader for The Daily Telegraph from 1871 to 1877.[2]
He died on 21 December 1928.[3]
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