William Crary Brownell (August 30, 1851 - July 22, 1928) was an American literary and art critic, born in New York City. He was regarded as one of the finest literary men of his age and a significant contributor to the New York literary scene. His studies of the later English prose writers were highly regarded and deservedly praised; he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters.(Available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License)