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Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton) Norway
1859–1938
A British civil servant with a travel writer’s eye, he wrote lively books that moved from the workings of the postal service to the streets and history of Naples. He is also remembered as the father of novelist Nevil Shute, but his own writing ranges widely across travel, history, and fiction.
2 Audiobooks
History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793-1815 Compiled from Records, Chiefly Official
by Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton) Norway
Naples, Past and Present
by Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton) Norway
About the author
Born in Cornwall in 1859, Arthur Hamilton Norway built a career in the British postal service while also writing books of history, travel, and fiction. Sources consistently describe him as a civil servant and author, and several note that he later served in a senior Post Office role in Ireland.
His books show an unusually broad range. He wrote History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the Years 1793–1815, a detailed work of maritime and postal history, as well as travel titles including Naples, Past and Present and Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall. That mix of public service knowledge and curiosity about place gives his work both factual weight and a strong sense of atmosphere.
Norway died in 1938. Though modern readers may first meet him through his travel writing or because of his family connection to Nevil Shute, his books still offer a vivid window into the places and institutions that caught his attention.