Jonathan Falconbridge Kelley (August 14, 1817 - July 21, 1855?) was an American journalist and humorist.[1] He published under a number of pseudonyms, including "Falconbridge", "Jack Humphries", "O.K.", "Cerro Gordo", and "J.F.K."
Kelley was born in Philadelphia in 1817, and later moved west. He started to publish humorous pieces as "Falconbridge" in Spirit of the Times newspaper, and which proved to be popular, in 1844. A posthumous collection of his work containing 111 of his sketches, The Humors of Falconbridge, was published in November 1856.[2] He also wrote a biography of comedic actor Dan Marble in 1851, and briefly published a comedic journal in Boston called The Aurora Borealis. He also had brief attachments to a number of other newspapers. His body of work is largely forgotten today.
^Routledge, TJ Carty, ed. (2000). A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language. Taylor & Francis. ISBN9781135955854.
^(26 November 1856). Advertisement, New York Tribune (advertisement for release "this day" of the Humors of Falconbridge, also states that Kelley wrote under pseudonyms of "Jack Humphries" and "Stampede")
^Hart, James. D. The Oxford Companion to American Literature, p. 344 (6th ed. 1995)
^Wilson, James Grant & John Fiske (eds.) Appleton's Encyclopaedia of American Biography, Volume 3, p. 508 (1888)
The Humors of Falconbridge (T.B. Peterson, Philadelphia, 1856)
Kelley, Jonathan Falconbridge. Dan. Marble: A Biographical Sketch of that Famous and Diverting Humorist, with Reminiscences, Comicalities, Anecdotes, Etc., Etc. (Dewitt & Davenport, 1851) (235 pgs.)
August 22, 2023
jonathan, falconbridge, kelly, jonathan, falconbridge, kelley, august, 1817, july, 1855, american, journalist, humorist, published, under, number, pseudonyms, including, falconbridge, jack, humphries, cerro, gordo, kelley, born, philadelphia, 1817, later, move. Jonathan Falconbridge Kelley August 14 1817 July 21 1855 was an American journalist and humorist 1 He published under a number of pseudonyms including Falconbridge Jack Humphries O K Cerro Gordo and J F K Kelley was born in Philadelphia in 1817 and later moved west He started to publish humorous pieces as Falconbridge in Spirit of the Times newspaper and which proved to be popular in 1844 A posthumous collection of his work containing 111 of his sketches The Humors of Falconbridge was published in November 1856 2 He also wrote a biography of comedic actor Dan Marble in 1851 and briefly published a comedic journal in Boston called The Aurora Borealis He also had brief attachments to a number of other newspapers His body of work is largely forgotten today Kelley died perhaps of cholera in Cincinnati in 1855 and buried at Spring Grove Cemetery 3 4 References Edit Routledge TJ Carty ed 2000 A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language Taylor amp Francis ISBN 9781135955854 26 November 1856 Advertisement New York Tribune advertisement for release this day of the Humors of Falconbridge also states that Kelley wrote under pseudonyms of Jack Humphries and Stampede Hart James D The Oxford Companion to American Literature p 344 6th ed 1995 Wilson James Grant amp John Fiske eds Appleton s Encyclopaedia of American Biography Volume 3 p 508 1888 External links EditWorks by Jonathan Falconbridge Kelly at Project Gutenberg The Humors of Falconbridge T B Peterson Philadelphia 1856 Kelley Jonathan Falconbridge Dan Marble A Biographical Sketch of that Famous and Diverting Humorist with Reminiscences Comicalities Anecdotes Etc Etc Dewitt amp Davenport 1851 235 pgs Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jonathan Falconbridge Kelly amp oldid 1145093166, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
