Show origin of royal literary fund the hoyal literary ni fund nd owed its ita inception to one of those tragedies of 0 poverty which have been only too common in the history of literature 1 in 1788 floyer sydenham Byden hana an eminent greek fi scholar gholar pt of wadham college oxford was arrested for some trifling debt due for hla his frugal meals and thrown into prison whee he died tn in want and misery when nearly elgi cleaty lity yeam of age his sad ead story becoming known created td widespread sym sympathy the practical outcome of which waa the ex of a fund to assist needy literary men its ite chief promoter rag as david williams a welsh form formley minister and friend of vett den jamin franklin pall adall gazetta |