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John Francis Campbell - Definition and Overview

John Francis Campbell (1822 - 1885), celtic scholar, educated at Eton and Edin., was afterwards Sec. to the Lighthouse Commission. He was an authority on Celtic folk-lore, and published Popular Tales of the West Highlands (4 vols., 1860-62), and various Gaelic texts.

This article is originally from A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature.
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