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C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
1859–1920
A journalist, magazine founder, and early motoring writer, he helped turn the excitement of travel into lively popular fiction. Many of his best-known books were written with his wife, Alice Muriel Williamson, blending romance, adventure, and the new thrill of the open road.
31 Audiobooks
Rosemary in Search of a Father
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Lightning Conductor Discovers America
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Winnie Childs, the Shop Girl
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Great Pearl Secret
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Princess Passes
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Powers and Maxine
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The guests of Hercules
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Set in Silver
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
A Soldier of the Legion
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
It Happened in Egypt
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Rosemary: A Christmas story
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Everyman's Land
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Car of Destiny
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Brightener
by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson, C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson
My Friend the Chauffeur
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Heather-Moon
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Where the Path Breaks
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Lady Betty Across the Water
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Lightning Conductor: The Strange Adventures of a Motor-Car
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Port of Adventure
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Second Latchkey
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Angel Unawares: A Story of Christmas Eve
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Lion's Mouse
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Lord Loveland Discovers America
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Princess Virginia
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Chauffeur and the Chaperon
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Motor Maid
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Vision House
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
Lord John in New York
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The Golden Silence
by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
About the author
Before he became known as a novelist, Charles Norris Williamson worked as a journalist and founded Black and White, a British illustrated magazine. He was educated at University College London, where he studied engineering, and that practical interest in machines would later shape much of his writing.
He is best remembered for his long collaboration with his wife, Alice Muriel Williamson. Together they wrote a stream of successful novels and travel books that captured the glamour of early motoring, mixing love stories, tourism, and fast-moving adventure for a wide readership.
That combination of reportage and storytelling gave his work a distinctive feel: part romance, part travelogue, and part record of a world being transformed by the motor car. For readers interested in popular fiction of the early 20th century, his books offer both entertainment and a vivid glimpse of changing times.