Henry
Reeve, the son of a doctor, was born in Norwich
on 9th September, 1813. After completing his education at Norwich
School, he moved to Geneva where he wrote for several European periodicals.
Reeve returned to London in 1834 where he wrote for the Quarterly
Review and the Metropolitan Magazine.
In 1840 he joined The Times where
he mainly wrote on foreign affairs. After a disagreement about an
article on the royal family, Reeve became editor of the Edinburgh
Review. A post he held for the next forty years. Henry Reeve
died on 21st October, 1895.
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