The Reverend Henry Francis Cary (1772–1844) was a British author and translator who is best remembered for his significant contributions to English literature through translation. He achieved widespread recognition for his blank verse translation of Dante Alighieri's The Divine Comedy, a work that remains his most famous literary achievement.
Cary, who served as a reverend, successfully balanced his clerical duties with his passion for writing and translation. His English rendering of Dante's epic masterpiece is celebrated for its poetic style and its role in making the Italian classic accessible to a broader British audience. Through this landmark translation, Cary established himself as a key figure in the translation of classical European literature.
