English dramatic critic and author
Born 1829 Died 1883

Edward Dutton Cook was born in London on the 30th of January 1829, the son of a solicitor. He was educated at King's College school, London, and, after four years in his father's office, obtained a situation in the London office of a railway company, at first utilizing only his spare time in literary work, but eventually devoting himself entirely to literature. He was dramatic critic of the Pall Mall Gazette from 1867 to 1875, and of The World from 1875 till his death. He also wrote freely on art topics, and was the author of several novels. He died in London on the 11th of September 1883.

Being the entry for COOK, EDWARD DUTTON in the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica, the text of which lies within the public domain.

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