FIELDS, JAMES THOMAS (1817-1881). He edited the _Atlantic Monthly_ for eleven years, and wrote several volumes of prose and clever humorous verse. He was partner in the publishing house of Ticknor & Fields. FINN, HENRY J. (1782-1840), an actor, miniature painter, and humorist. He was lost in the burning of the steamer _Lexington_. FOLGER, PETER (1617-1690), grandfather of Benjamin Franklin, published a satirical attack on the follies of the day, under the extensive title of _A Looking-glass for the Times; or, the Former Spirit of New England Revised in this Generation_. FOSS, SAM WALTER (1858), editor of the _Yankee Blade_. Although his poems are as widely quoted on one side the Atlantic as the other, they have not yet appeared in book form in England. FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN (1706-1790) It is difficult to say what Franklin was not, and there can be no question of his being the best-informed man of his day. Along with his other virtues, he was a humorist, and sparkling witty in conversation and writing. He was the first American to achieve cosmopolitan fame as a writer. FRENEAU, PHILIP (1752-1832). He commenced to write poetry before he left college, and continued to do so all his life. As a consequence, his published works are many. His reputation as a humorist rests to a great extent on “A Journey from Philadelphia to New York, by Robert Slender, Stocking-Weaver,” published 1787. GOLDSMITH, JAY CHARLTON, the “P.I. Man” of the _New York Herald_, and the author of the “Jay Charlton” papers which appeared in the _Danbury News_. GRAYDON, ALEXANDER (1752-1818). Graydon served in the War of Independence, was taken prisoner; when peace was restored was appointed to a government office, which he held for many years. He wrote his memoirs, and was an epigrammatist of note. GREEN, JOSEPH (1706-1780), a writer of verse, chiefly parody. His “Poet’s Lament for the Loss of his Cat, which he used to call his Mews,” published in the _London Magazine_, 1733, and “The Wonderful Lament of Old Mr. Tenor,” are the most notable of his productions. He died in England. GREENE, ALBERT GORTON (1802-1868), founder of the Providence Athenæum, and president of the Rhode Island Historical Society from 1854 till his death. His poem, “Old Grimes,” has appeared in almost every collection of American humour published. GREGORY W. H., working editor of _Judge_, and a brilliant paragraphist. GRISWOLD, A. MINOR (_nom de guerre_, “The Fat Contributor”), first made his name on the _Cincinnati Enquirer_, and afterwards became identified with _Texas Siftings_. In 1889 he started on a lecturing tour à la Artemus Ward, and died in Michigan.