Ernest Percival Rhys, born in Islington in north London, was a Welsh-English writer and editor, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everyman's Library series of affordable classics. When Rhys died in London on 25 May 1946, 983 Everyman titles had been produced. He wrote essays, stories, poetry, novels and plays.
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British writer (1859–1946); original editor of Everyman's Library
| Born | 17 July 1859 |
| Died | 25 May 1946 |
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British writer (1859–1946); original editor of Everyman's Library
| Born | 17 July 1859 |
| Died | 25 May 1946 |
ID Numbers
- OLID: OL118825A
- GoodReads: 268580
- ISNI: 0000000122755832
- Library of Congress Names: n79065328
- LibriVox: 13870
- MusicBrainz: 83666709-7842-4d7c-a0a2-fec0d216b2b3
- Project Gutenberg: 6540
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV281691
- VIAF: 133909
- Wikidata: Q5393735
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q5393735
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- Rhys, Ernest
- Rhys Ernest 1859-1946
- Ernest 1859-1946 Ed Rhys
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