Narrative

Samuel Rogers

11. Samuel Rogers was born July 30, 1763 in Newington Green, England. Although his literary fame today is overshadowed by that of his renowned contemporaries, Rogers was a popular poet and an influential figure in late-eighteenth and nineteenth-century literary culture. Although Rogers initially wanted to be a Presbyterian minister, his father persuaded him to become a banker instead, a decision which allowed him to become rich through business while pursuing a career in literature. After inheriting his father