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C. H. C. (Charles Harry Clinton) Pirie-Gordon
1883–1969
A little-known but fascinating British man of letters, he moved between scholarship, journalism, and intelligence work. His writing on medieval history reflects the range of a life that also touched genealogy and public service.
1 Audiobook
The weird of the wanderer : Being the papyrus records of some incidents in one of the previous lives of Mr. Nicholas Crabbe
by Frederick Rolfe, C. H. C. (Charles Harry Clinton) Pirie-Gordon
About the author
Charles Harry Clinton Pirie-Gordon was a British writer, journalist, naval intelligence officer, and genealogist. Library and archival records consistently identify him with that unusually broad mix of roles, and his surviving reputation seems to rest on both his historical writing and his work in public life.
He is especially associated with Innocent the Great: An Essay on His Life and Times, first published in 1907. That early study of Pope Innocent III shows his strong interest in medieval history and religion, and it remains the work most readily linked to his name in catalog and library records.
Some sources also connect him with collaborations and correspondence involving Frederick Rolfe, giving him a small but interesting place in literary history as well. I could not confirm a reliable portrait image from the pages I checked, so no profile image is included here.