Samuel Jackson Pratt Writer

Samuel Jackson Pratt (25 December 1749 – 4 October 1814) was a prolific English poet, dramatist and novelist, writing under the pseudonym of "Courtney Melmoth" as well as under his own name. He authored around 40 publications between 1770 and 1810, some of which are still published today, and is probably best remembered as the author of Emma Corbett: or the Miseries of Civil War, (1780) and the poem Sympathy (1788). Although his reputation was tainted by scandal during his lifetime, he is today recognised as an early campaigner for Animal Rights and the first English writer to treat the American Revolution as a legitimate subject for literature.

Personal facts

Pseudonym	Courtney Melmoth
Birth date	December 25, 1749
Birth place	St Ives Cambridgeshire
Date of death	October 04, 1814
Place of death	Birmingham
Education	Felsted School
Spouse	Charlotte Melmoth