Edmund Hodgson Yates

Edmund Hodgson Yates was a British journalist, novelist, and dramatist, best known for his work as the editor of The World, a society newspaper. Born on July 3, 1831, he contributed to various notable publications such as The Illustrated Times. He was also known for his friendship with Charles Dickens and his involvement in the founding of the Garrick Club. He passed away on May 20, 1894.

July 3, 1831

May 20, 1894

English

All-Saints

In a church which is furnish'd with mullion and gable,
    With altar and reredos, with gargoyle and groin,
The penitents' dresses are sealskin and sable,
    The odour of sanctity's eau-de-Cologne.

But only could Lucifer, flying from Hades,
    Gaze down on this crowd with its panniers and paints,
He would say, as he look'd at the lords and the ladies,
    "Oh, where is All-Sinners', if this is All-Saints'?"

Edmund Hodgson Yates