B. G. (Bennett George) Johns

Born in 1820 or 1821 and dying in 1900, Johns was an English writer and educator whose books ranged widely across poetry, history, religion, and natural history. Catalog records and public-domain editions link him to works such as The Book of Poetry, A History of Spain for Young Persons, and Among the Butterflies, showing how comfortably he wrote for both instruction and general reading.

He also held a number of school and church posts. Wikisource identifies him as a chaplain of the School for the Indigent Blind and a headmaster of Dulwich Grammar School, and describes him as a writer of educational and religious works. Later editions of his books also describe him as a vicar, suggesting a career that blended teaching, ministry, and authorship.

One of his most notable books is Blind People: Their Works and Ways. Modern scholarship has highlighted it as a sympathetic Victorian account of blind education and achievement, which helps explain why his work still draws attention today. Even when writing on controversial religious subjects, he seems to have aimed at a broad, non-specialist audience, making complex topics feel approachable.