Keningale Robert Cook

Keningale Robert Cook (1845-1886) was an author and poet.[1]

Early life

He was born in Smallbridge, Rochdale, Lancashire on 26 September 1845, the son of Robert Keningale Cook (1812-1891) and Ellen Cook (née Nield, 1823-1909). His father was vicar at St John the Baptist's Church and Cook was baptised there.[2] He was educated at Rugby School and Trinity College Dublin, where he was awarded LL.D in 1875.[3] He was editor of the Dublin University Magazine.[4]

Career

He was a stockbroker at the London Stock Exchange, an author and poet; he was associated with the Vegetarian Society.[3][5]

His poems Purpose and Passion: Pygmalion and Other Poems published in 1870 were reviewed by W M Rossetti who wrote "It has an ardour, an aspiration both poetic and intellectual, a susceptability, a sense of splendour, and an aim towards art, which cannot be either ignored or made light of."[6][7]

Cook went on to write The Guitar Player (1881),[8] The king of Kent [a drama in verse] (1882) and Love in a mist, a romance (1886).

Personal life

He married Mabel Collins, the daughter of Mortimer Collins, on 3 August 1871 in St Peter's Church, Knowl Hill, Berkshire.[1][9][10] Collins died at Nightingale Hall, Richmond, while visiting Keningale Cook in 1876.[11]

In 1881 they were living at 60 Bedford Gardens, Kensington. He died on 24 June 1886 at Arnewood Rise, Hordle, Hampshire, in the New Forest and was buried at All Saints' Church, Hordle.[12][13]

He is listed on the Dante Gabriel Rossetti Memorial fountain, Chelsea Embankment.[1]

Publications

  • Purpose and Passion: Pygmalion and Other Poems (1870)
  • The Guitar Player (1881)
  • The king of Kent [a drama in verse] (1882)
  • The Fathers of Jesus. A Study of the Lineage of the Christian Doctrine and Traditions (1886)
  • Love in a mist, a romance (1886)
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References

  1. ^ a b c Patient, Alan. "Dr. Keningale Robert Cook, LL.D". London Remembers.
  2. ^ Ancestry. Smallbridge, St John the Baptist, Birth 26 Sept 1845, Baptism 26 Oct 1845. Church of England Births and Baptisms 1813-1915.
  3. ^ a b Gregory, James Richard Thomas Elliott (2002). The Vegetarian Movement In Britain c. 1840-1901 (PDF). University of Southampton. p. 29.
  4. ^ "Literary". Public Opinion: 28. 16 July 1886.
  5. ^ "Home". The Graphic. 3 July 1886. p. 7.
  6. ^ Manno, Chris (2012). "WMR review of Keningale Robert Cook". WMR Project.
  7. ^ Rossetti, W M (13 August 1870). "Purpose and Passion, Being Pygmalion and Other Poems". The Academy. A Monthly Record of Literature, Learning, Science, and Art. 1869: 281–282 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Two Minor Poets". Pall Mall Gazette. XXXIV (5211): 11–12. 8 November 1881.
  9. ^ Farnell, Kim (April 2002). "The Life and Works of Mabel Collins" (PDF). Theosophical History. X (2): 4–14 – via Theosophical History.
  10. ^ "Marriages". Bucks Herald. 12 August 1871.
  11. ^ "Death of Mr Mortimer Collins". Edinburgh Evening News. 31 July 1876. p. 2. Retrieved 15 August 2023 – via British Library Newspapers.
  12. ^ "Keningale Robert Cook". Family Search.
  13. ^ Ancestry. Church of England Burials, 1813-1921. Hordle, Hampshire, Burial 28 Jun 1886
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