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John Home (1722–1808)
Home, John. A Scotch dramatist; born in Leith, near Edinburgh, Sept. 21, 1722; died at Marchiston, near Edinburgh, Sept. 5, 1808. He took part against Charles Edward in the war of 1745, was taken prisoner at Falkirk, but freed after Culloden. He subsequently became a clergyman. His tragedy ‘Douglas,’ produced in Edinburgh in 1756, aroused hostility among the Scotch clergy, and he abandoned the church. ‘Douglas’ met with great success in London, and was followed by ‘Agis,’ ‘The Fatal Discovery,’ and ‘Alfred.’ He aided Macpherson financially in the production of the Ossian poetry, and also wrote a ‘History of the Rebellion in Scotland in 1755–56.’