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Richard Rowe (9 March 1828 — 9 December 1879) was an English author, also active in Australia.

Rowe was born at Spring Gardens, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England, the son of Thomas Rowe, a Wesleyan minister. Thomas Rowe died while Richard was still very young; the remaining family moved to Colchester, where Richard was educated at Mr Bradnack's school.

Rowe came to Australia in 1853; by 1857 he was working on the Month and The Sydney Morning Herald sometimes using the pseudonym 'A Sassenach Settler'. In 1858 his Peter 'Possum's Portfolio was published at Sydney, a volume of prose and verse dedicated to his benefactor Nicol Stenhouse. The prose included a short novel,Arthur Owen--An Autobiography, and most of the verse consisted of translations.

Rowe beloged to a circle of writers which included Frank Fowler, William Wilkes and Sheridan Moore.

Rowe returned to England, wrote for the newspapers and magazines, and was also the author of several books for young people, some of which did not appear until after his death on 9 December 1879 in Middlesex Hospital. Amongst his better works were Episodes in an Obscure Life (1871) and Friends and Acquaintances (1871). Rowe married in 1860 Mary Ann Yates, daughter of Jonathan Patten, who survived him with a son and three daughters.

Rowe was in Australia for relatively short period, but two of his lyrics have been included in more than one anthology of Australian verse, and Peter 'Possum's Portfolio is one of the earliest books of serious literature published in Australia. E. Morris Miller lists 18 of Rowe's books in his Australian Literature from its Beginnings, at least three of which have an Australian setting.
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Total Books: 49
The AZ of Welsh Rugby
The Az of Welsh Rugby (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780862439484
ISBN-10: 0862439485
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The Boy in the Bush
The Boy in the Bush (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781142303204
ISBN-10: 1142303209
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The Boys Of Axleford
The Boys of Axleford [1880] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780548668696
ISBN-10: 0548668698
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A Child's Corner Book Stories
A Child's Corner Book Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217432375
ISBN-10: 0217432379
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Episodes in an Obscure Life
Episodes in an Obscure Life (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781150214554
ISBN-10: 1150214554
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Essential Welder Gas Metal Arc Welding Laboratory
The Essential Welder Gas Metal Arc Welding Projects
Friends and acquaintances
Friends and Acquaintances (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217215404
ISBN-10: 0217215408
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Friends and acquaintances by the author of 'Episodes in an obscure life'
The History Of A Lifeboat
The History of a Lifeboat [1878] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781104493721
ISBN-10: 1104493721
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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How Our Working People Live
How Our Working People Live (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781150350504
ISBN-10: 1150350504
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Is Your Life a puddle or an Ocean
Is Your Life a Puddle or an Ocean (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781600131332
ISBN-10: 1600131336
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Life In The London Streets Or Struggles For Daily Bread
Life in the London Streets or Struggles for Daily Bread (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780548325506
ISBN-10: 0548325502
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The lucky bag stories
The Lucky Bag Stories (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780217802055
ISBN-10: 0217802052
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The lucky Bag Stories for the Young
The Lucky Bag Stories for the Young (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780559827235
ISBN-10: 0559827237
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Passages From The Diary Of An Early Methodist
Passages From the Diary of an Early Methodist [1880] (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9781120819260
ISBN-10: 1120819261
Genre: Literature & Fiction
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Picked Up in the Streets Or Struggles for Life Amongst the London Poor
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare
The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare (Paperback)Paperback, Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781116780079
ISBN-10: 1116780070
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Statistics for the Health Sciences A NonMathematical Introduction
The Tower on the Tor
The Tower on the Tor (Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9781458907776
ISBN-10: 1458907775
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The Tower On The Tor A Tale For Boys
The Tower on the Tor a Tale for Boys [1876] (Paperback)Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9781437341775
ISBN-10: 1437341772
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