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1730-1801
Novelist. A Derbyshire papermaker who lived in Elford, Staffordshire from 1751. He was interested in the cultural and scientific discussions taking place at that time in and around Birmingham. Robert Bage was a great friend of William Hutton (1723-1815), the well known figure from that city. William's daughter Catherine Hutton (1756-1846) wrote a memoir of Robert Bage for Sir Walter Scott, in the series of works published as Ballantyne's Novelist's library. He wrote six novels, the last of which Hermsprong, or man as he is not (1796), is probably his best work. It tells of a young man brought up by American Indians and thus without the advantages of what was accepted as civilised behaviour. When he enters into English society many of his refreshing characteristics and views are at odds with the conventions of the day.
Mount Henneth (1782)
Barham Downs (1784)
The fair Syrian (1787)
James Wallace (1788)
Man as he is (1792)
Hermsprong, or man as he is not (1796)
Three stories by Robert Bage that appear within his novels Mount Henneth, Barham Downs and Man as he is are available on this website. They appear here with introductions and notes especially written by John Goss. Link to short stories by Robert Bage. File size is 47kb.
John Goss has contributed material on Robert Bage to the Revolutionary players portal, which focuses on the history of the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands in Britain between the years 1700 and 1830.
There is an informative article on Robert Bage on The literary encyclopedia website, written by Pam Perkins from the University of Manitoba. There are also reviews of Hermsprong and Man as he is.
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