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Arthur H. (Arthur Hamilton) Norway
1859–1938
A civil servant with a deep interest in history and place, he wrote travel books that blend practical observation with a strong feel for the past. His best-known works range from vivid regional guides to studies of Naples and the British packet service.
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 1859, Arthur Hamilton Norway was an English writer and civil servant who worked in the Post Office and later served in Ireland. Alongside that official career, he published a number of books, especially travel writing and historical studies.
His books show a wide range of interests. He is known for works including Naples, Past and Present, Highways and Byways in Devon and Cornwall, and History of the Post-Office Packet Service between the years 1793–1815. That mix of local description, travel, and institutional history gives his writing a distinctive character: informed, observant, and closely tied to real places.
Norway died in 1938. Today he is remembered mainly for the travel and topographical books that preserve an Edwardian way of seeing Britain and southern Europe, while also reflecting the disciplined eye of someone used to public service and historical detail.