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George Robert Sims (2 September 1847 – 4 September 1922) was an English journalist, poet, dramatist, novelist and bon vivant. Sims began writing lively humour and satiric pieces for Fun magazine and The Referee , but he was soon concentrating on social reform, particularly the plight of the poor in London's slums.
A postcard, from about 1905, which carries and illustrates the first two verses. [1]"In the Workhouse: Christmas Day", better known as "Christmas Day in the Workhouse", is a dramatic monologue written as a ballad by campaigning journalist George Robert Sims and first published in The Referee for the Christmas of 1877. [2]
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September 2 – Henry Lawson, Australian poet (born 1867) September 4 – George R. Sims, English writer (born 1847) September 10 – Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, English poet and radical (born 1840) October 13 – Elizabeth Williams Champney, American author (born 1850) [32] October 22 – Lyman Abbott, American theologian (born 1835) [33]
The play was written by George R. Sims based on his own novel, Rogues and Vagabonds, [1] in collaboration with Wilson Barrett, who was the producer of the stage production. [2] The plot revolves around jealousy between two half-brothers, one being half gypsy, and the eponymous "Romany Rye" which is Romani language slang for a gypsy gentleman. [3]
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