Egan, Pierce, The Elder

Egan, Pierce, The Elder

▪ British writer
born 1772, London, Eng.
died Aug. 3, 1849, London
 sporting writer whose works were considered indispensable reading for English men-about-town in the early 19th century.

      Egan made his reputation as a boxing reporter. His best-known work is Boxiana (1818–24), a racy but accurate account of the lives of famous pugilists. Egan also became an authority on other sports and developed a flair for sensational literature describing the contemporary “fast” life.

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