Whitwell Elwin Whitwell Elwin ( 1816 - 1900 ) , critic and editor , son of a country gentleman of Norfolk , studied at Cambridge , and took orders . He was an important contributor to the Quarterly Review , of which he became editor in 1853 . He undertook to complete Croker 's edition of Alexander Pope , and brought out five volumes , when he dropped it , leaving it to be finished by Mr.Courthope . As an editor he was extremely autocratic , and on all subjects had pronounced opinions , and often singular likes and dislikes . This article incorporates public domain text from : Cousin , John William ( 1910 ) . A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature . London , J.M. Dent & sons ; New York , E.P. Dutton . Categories : A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | 1816 births | 1900 deaths 