    algernon charles swinburne (5 april 1837 â 10 april 1909) was an english poet, playwright, novelist, and critic. he wrote several novels, and contributed to the famous eleventh edition of the encyclopÃ¦dia britannica. he was nominated for the nobel prize in literature in every year from 1903 to 1907 and again in 1909. ==biography==  swinburne was born at 7 chester street, grosvenor place, london, on 5 april 1837. he was the eldest of six children born to captain (later admiral) charles henry swinburne and lady jane henrietta, daughter of the 3rd earl of ashburnham. he grew up at east dene in bonchurch on the isle of wight and attended eton college 1849â53, where he first started writing poetry, and then balliol college, oxford 1856â60 with a brief hiatus when he was rusticated from the university in 1859 for having publicly supported the attempted assassination of napoleon iii by felice orsini, returning in may 1860, though he never received a degree. he spent summer holidays at capheaton hall in northumberland, the house of his grandfather, sir john swinburne, 6th baronet (1762â1860) who had a famous library and was president of the literary and philosophical society in newcastle upon tyne. swinburne considered northumberland to be his native county, an emotion memorably reflected in poems like the intensely patriotic 'northumberland', 'grace darling' and others. he enjoyed riding his pony across the moors (he was a daring horseman) 'through honeyed leagues of the northland border'. he never called it the scottish border.  in the years 1857â60, swinb
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