=Chalmers [chaw´merz], George.= 1742-1825. Scotch historian. =Chalmers, Thomas.= 1780-1847. Scotch theologian. The most powerful preacher of his time. Author of Natural Theology, Christian Evidences, etc. _See Memoirs of, by Wm. Hanna; do. by F. Wayland; also, Spare Hours, 1st series, by Dr. John Brown._ _Pub. Har._ =Chamberlayne, Wm.= 1619-1689. Poet. Author Love's Victory and Pharonidia. =Chambers, Robert.= 1802-1871. Scotch publisher. Author of the noted Vestiges of the Nat. Hist. of Creation, etc. _See Memoirs of, by W. Chambers._ =Chambers, Wm.= 1800-1883. Scotch publisher. Bro. to R. C. Author Memoirs of Rob't Chambers, Wintering at Mentone, etc. The brothers were joint editors of many popular works: Information for the People, Encyclopædia, Book of Days, Miscellany, etc. _Pub. Lip._ =Chapman, George.= 1557-1634. Dramatist. Chiefly noted for a fine translation of Homer in 14-syllable verse. _See his Homer, 4 vols., London, 1858_; _Dramatic Works, 1873_; _George Chapman, by Swinburne._ =Chapone [sh[)a]-p[=o]n´], Mrs. Hester.= 1727-1801. Author of treatises on Morals and Philosophy. =Charles, Mrs. Elizabeth Rundle.= 182 Author of the noted Schönberg-Cotta Family, and other excellent semi-religious stories. _Pub. Do._ =Charlesworth, Maria Louisa.= 1830-1880. Author of much religious fiction, of which Ministering Children is the best example. _Pub. Apl. Ca._ =Chatham, Lord.= See Pitt, Wm. =Chatterton, Thomas.= 1752-1770. Poet. Author of imitations of old Eng. poetry, which for a short time deceived the scholars of that day, and as the work of a boy of 17 were very remarkable. _See Chatterton, a Biographical Study, by Daniel Wilson, London, 1870._ _Pub. Hou._ =Chaucer, Geoffrey.= 1340-1400. Poet. Author of numerous lesser poems, but The Canterbury Tales is his greatest work. He is rightly called the Father of Eng. Song, since it is with him that Eng. poetry really begins. He gave form to the language, and blended the French and Eng. influences into a harmonious whole. His verse, in the main, is easy and musical, and shows a love of nature. _See publications of the Chaucer Society._ _Chaucer, by A. W. Ward._ _See Gilman's edition of Chaucer in 3 vols., 1879._ _Pub. Hou._ =Chesterfield, Earl of.= See Stanhope, Philip. =Chettle, Henry. Fl.= c. 1600. Dramatist. Prolific, but valueless. =Chillingworth, Wm.= 1602-1644. Theologian. Author of Religion of Protestants a Safe Way to Salvation, a celebrated work. _See Oxford edition, 3 vols., 8vo, 1838._ =Chitty, Joseph.= 1776-1841. Jurist. Author of Practical Treatise on Criminal Law, Synopsis of Practice, and other invaluable legal text-books. _Pub. Lip._ =Chorley, Henry Fothergill.= 1808-1872. Musical critic. Author Thirty Years' Musical Recollections, Criticisms on Modern German Music, etc., and of numerous songs and opera librettos. _See Autobiography, Memoirs and Letters, 2 vols., London, 1873._ _Pub. Ho._ =Christmas, Henry.= See Noel-Fearn.