Andrew Macdonald [Matthew Bramble]

(1757-1790)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: M'Donald, A. (Andrew), 1755?-1790 DNB: Macdonald, Andrew [pseud. Matthew Bramble] (1757-1790), poet and playwright LBT ID: AnMacdo1790 VIAF ID: 53049459 LOC ID: n82229191	B/BAP: 1757-02-27 DIED: 1790-08-22
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Scottish poet, playwright, and musician who sought his fortune in London and died in poverty; his memorable life was recorded by Isaac D'Israeli in Calamities of Authors.
REFERENCES TO Andrew Macdonald [Matthew Bramble]: Walter Scott to John Murray, 6 January 1814 in Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Found 1: ¶ 1 Lockhart, J. G. (John Gibson), 1794-1854, Memoirs of the Life of Sir Walter Scott, Bart. 7 vols (Edinburgh: Robert Cadell, 1837) Chapter I Found 1: ¶ 46 Chapter VII 1792-96 Found 1: ¶ 18 Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter XI. Found 1: ¶ 10