A novelist and historian who lived largely in London.
Brother-in-law to Annie Wood Besant.
English novelist and historian (1836–1901)
| Born | 14 August 1836 |
| Died | 9 June 1901 |
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English novelist and historian (1836–1901)
| Born | 14 August 1836 |
| Died | 9 June 1901 |
Subjects
History, Description and travel, Fiction, Social life and customs, Fiction, historical, general, Biography, Fiction, general, Great britain, fiction, History and criticism, Antiquities, Description, Fiction, science fiction, general, Grandparents, fiction, Histoire, Manners and customs, Utopias, English literature, Explorers, French literature, French wit and humor, General, Mœurs et coutumes, Non-Classifiable, Novelty, PoorPlaces
London (England), Great Britain, England, London, Westminster (London, England), Palestine, East End (London, England), Jerusalem, The Strand, Angleterre, Bloomsbury (London, England), Chicago, East End, Eng Shoreditch, Eng Westminster, France, Grande-Bretagne, Holborn (London, England), Illinois, Ireland, Istanbul (Turkey), Londres, Thames River (England), United StatesPeople
Gaspard de Coligny seigneur de Châtillon (1519-1572), James Cook (1728-1779), Richard Jefferies (1848-1887), Richard Whittington (-1423), Alfred King of England (849-899), Dick Whittington (1357?-1423), Richard Whittington (d. 1423), Victoria Queen of Great Britain (1819-1901), Edward Henry Palmer (1840-1882), Edward VII King of Great Britain (1841-1910), Francois Rabelais, François Rabelais (ca. 1490-1553?), Gaspard de Coligny, Gaspard de Coligny seigneur de Châtillion (1519-1572), Hannah Lightfoot (1730-), Hannah Lightfoot (fl. 1768), Walter Besant Sir (1836-1901), William Caxton (1422?-1491), east end LondonersTime
Victoria, 1837-1901, 17th century, 19th century, Stuarts, 1603-1714, To 1500, 18th century, George II, 1727-1760, 16th century, 1800-1950, 1837-1901 (Victoria), 1901, 19e siècle, George I, 1714-1727, Wars of the Huguenots, 1562-1598ID Numbers
- OLID: OL158906A
- ISNI: 0000000081408489
- IMDb: nm0078601
- Library of Congress Names: n82206026
- LibriVox: 898
- Project Gutenberg: 5404
- VIAF: 61640533
- Wikidata: Q974852
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q974852
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Alternative names
- Sir Walter Besant
- Besant, Walter Sir.
- Besant, Walter Sir
- Besant Sir Walter.
- Walter BESANT
- Besant Walter
- Walter Besant; James Rice
- Walter Besant Besant
- walter besant
- Walter Sir 1836-1901 Besant
- Walter Rice James Besant
- Walter Besant (Sir )
- Mr Walter Besant
- Besant, Walter, Sir
- BESANT, WALTER
- BESANT, WALTER; JAMES. HENRY; STEVENSON, ROBERT
- Walter Walter Besant
- Walter Besant and Henry James, Elizabeth Gaskell, Thomas Hardy, George Moore
- by Walter Besant
- Walter Besant et al.
- Sir Walter Besant G. E. Mitton
- Walter Rice Besant
- W. Besant
| February 10, 2026 | Edited by mheiman | merge authors |
| July 31, 2025 | Edited by WikidataBot | [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers |
| September 30, 2020 | Edited by MARC Bot | add ISNI |
| April 11, 2019 | Edited by Tom Morris | Remove "please see" AKA |
| April 1, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | initial import |