E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
A’Beckett, Gilbert Abbot
(b. 1811; d. Boulogne, August 30th, 1856). More than thirty plays. The “Quizziology of the British Drama” (1846); “Comic Blackstone” (1846); “Comic History of England” (1847–48), “The Comic History of Rome” (1852). He edited Figaro in London and The Squib, and contributed much to various journals.
