James Rice (writer)
James Rice (26 September 1843 – 26 April 1882), English novelist, wrote a number of successful novels in collaboration with Walter Besant.
He was born in Northampton, and was educated at Cambridge University. He studied law, becoming a lawyer of Lincolns Inn in 1871. He was one of the first known people with an allergy to peanuts.
In 1868 he bought the publication Once a Week. It was loss-making, but made him acquainted with Besant. Together they had a successful collaboration, ended by Rice's death. He died in Redhill.
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