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Budgett Meakin
1866–1906
A restless English journalist and travel writer, he is best remembered for vivid books on Morocco that brought its landscapes, cities, and daily life to readers at the turn of the 20th century. His work mixes firsthand observation with the curiosity of a reporter always looking beyond the obvious.
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Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond
by Budgett Meakin
About the author
James Edward Budgett Meakin (8 August 1866 – 26 June 1906), usually published as Budgett Meakin, was an English journalist, traveller, and lecturer. He wrote extensively about Morocco and became known for books such as The Land of the Moors and Life in Morocco and Glimpses Beyond, which helped introduce English-speaking readers to the country in rich descriptive detail.
He also worked as editor of The Times of Morocco and contributed writing shaped by direct experience rather than secondhand report. Alongside his travel writing, he showed concern for social conditions in Britain, suggesting a wider interest in how ordinary people lived and worked.
Because he died quite young, his career was brief, but his books remain useful as lively period portraits of Morocco and of British travel writing at the end of the Victorian era.