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Richard Harris Barham
Richard Harris Barham
  • Born: December 6, 1788
  • Died: June 17, 1845
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Cleric, Novelist, Humorous Poet

Richard Harris Barham was an English cleric of the Church of England, a novelist and a humorous poet. He was known generally by his pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby and as the author of The Ingoldsby Legends.