Kelmscott Press, founded by William Morris in 1891; operated until 1898

Robert Kelly was born on September 24, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York.

He is an American poet, translator, and educator. He studied at the City College of the City University of New York, graduating in 1955. He then spent three years at Columbia University. He worked as a teacher at Bard College, Wagner College (1960-1961), the University at Buffalo (1964), and Tufts University (1966-1967). He also served as Poet-in-Residence at the California Institute of Technology (1971–1972), Yale University (Calhoun College), University of Kansas, Dickinson College, and University of Southern California. Kelly has published more than fifty books of poetry and prose, including "Red Actions: Selected Poems 1960-1993" (1995) and a collection of short fiction, "A Transparent Tree" (1985). He also edited the anthology "A Controversy of Poets" (1965). Kelly received the Los Angeles Times First Annual Book Award (1980) for “Kill the Messenger Who Brings Bad News” and the American Book Award, Before Columbus Foundation (1991) for “In Time”. He serves on the contributing editorial board of the literary journal Conjunctions, as well as Poetry International.

He is married to the translator Charlotte Mandell.

Michael Kelly was born on December 25, 1762, in Dublin, Ireland.

He was an Irish tenor, composer, and theatrical manager. From a young age, he received a musical education (mainly voice and keyboard) from various Italian teachers. Later, he was sent to Dr. Burke’s Academy, where he met other distinguished musicians and made his stage debut in Dublin. In 1779, he began to take voice lessons in Italy and occasionally performed in theatres. As one of the leading figures in British musical theatre around the turn of the nineteenth century, he was a close associate of playwright and poet Richard Brinsley Sheridan. In 1783, Kelly travelled to Vienna, Austria. He became friends with musicians such as Mozart and Paisiello and created roles for the operas of both composers. He was one of the first tenors of that era from Britain and Ireland to become famous in Italy and Austria. In Italy he was also known as O'Kelly or even Signor Ochelli. Appearing in London at Drury Lane in 1787, Kelly enjoyed great success, becoming the principal English-language tenor at that theatre. In 1793, he became acting manager of the King's Theatre. In 1826, he published his entertaining “Reminiscences,” written with the assistance of Theodore Hook. He combined his professional work with conducting a music shop and a wine shop, with disastrous financial results, bankrupting in 1811.

He died on October 9, 1826, in Margate, England.

John Kelly was born on October 5, 1833, in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Northumberland, England.

He was a clergyman, editor, translator, and author. He studied at Glasgow University and continued studying theology in Bonn, Germany (1852-1854), the New College of the University of Edinburgh (1856-1867), and the Theological College of the English Presbyterian Church in London. He served the congregations at Hebburn-on-Tyne and Streatham and was a Tract Editor and translator of hymns for the Religious Tract Society. He published the translations of Paul Gerhardt's “Spiritual Songs” (1867) and “Hymns of the Present Century from the German” (1885). He also published many of his lectures and sermons.

He died on July 19, 1890, in Braemar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.