# Sir Thomas Browne — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Sir Thomas Browne in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Sir Thomas, Browne

**First appearance:** 0008-lecture-vi-on-the-capital-difficulty-of-prose

## Who they are

17th-century physician and writer on style and meditation.

## In the story

### [Lecture VI: On the Capital Difficulty of Prose](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-vi-on-the-capital-difficulty-of-prose)

Cited as a scholar whose prose reflects the influence of the Bible's rhythms.

### [Lecture XII: On Style](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-xii-on-style)

Quoted on the theme of immortality: 'there is nothing immortal but immortality.'

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