s ▁of ▁Asia ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 9 <0x0A> </s> ▁Edmund ▁Fal con er ▁( c . 1 8 1 4 ▁– ▁ 2 9 ▁September ▁ 1 8 7 9 ), ▁born ▁Edmund ▁O ' R our ke , ▁was ▁an ▁Irish ▁poet , ▁actor , ▁theatre ▁manager , ▁song writer ▁and ▁play w right , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁keen ▁wit ▁and ▁out standing ▁acting ▁skills . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Edmund ▁O ' R our ke ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Dublin ▁around ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁He ▁entered ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁world ▁as ▁a ▁child , ▁however ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁achieve ▁fame ▁until ▁he ▁was ▁over ▁ 4 0 . ▁The ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁his ▁working ▁life ▁was ▁spent ▁playing ▁in ▁re pert ory ▁theatre ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁provinces ▁of ▁England . ▁While ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁job bing ▁actor , ▁he ▁published ▁his ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁po ems ▁– ▁Man ' s ▁Mission ▁– ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 . ▁ ▁Mid life ▁success ▁O ' R our ke ▁finally ▁achieved ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 4 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁performed ▁two ▁very ▁diverse ▁roles ▁in ▁Ham let ▁and ▁the ▁comedy ▁Three ▁F inger ed ▁Jack ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁night ▁at ▁the ▁Adel phi ▁Theatre ▁in ▁Liverpool ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 . ▁He ▁received ▁such ▁ra ve ▁reviews ▁that ▁he ▁never ▁had ▁to ▁tour ▁the ▁provinces ▁again . ▁ ▁Two ▁years ▁later ▁he ▁changed ▁his ▁stage ▁name