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At last, in 1611, was made, under the auspices of King James, the famous King James version; and this is the great literary monument of the English language.
James Jeffrey Roche
Born: May 31, 1847
Died: April 3, 1908 (aged 60)
Bio: James Jeffrey Roche was an Irish-American poet, journalist and diplomat. Roche emigrated as a young child, and grew up in Prince Edward Island, Canada. He came to Boston in 1866, and joined the staff of the Irish newspaper.
Known for:
- Her Majesty the King: A Romance of the Harem (1898)
- By-ways of War: The Story of the Filibusters (1901)
- The V-a-s-e & Other Bric-à-brac (1900)