James White (writer and translator)

James White (* 1759 in Dublin, † 1799) was an Irish author and translator.

Life

James White began studying in 1778 at Trinity College, Dublin and received a university degree in Humanities in 1780. Neither is anything known about his family as the reason for his emigration to England, where he spent the rest of his life.

Works

  • Hints of a Specific Plan for the Abolition of the Slave Trade (1788 )
  • Earl Strongbow: or the History of Richard de Clare and the Beautiful Geralda (1789 )
  • The Adventures of John of Gaunt (1790)
  • The Adventures of King Richard Coeur de Lion (1791 )
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