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Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
1863–1943
Best known for lively, self-illustrated travel books, this English writer turned Britain’s roads, coasts, inns, and literary landscapes into vivid journeys on the page. His work blends local history, anecdote, and an illustrator’s eye for detail.
37 Audiobooks
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 2
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Dover Road: Annals of an Ancient Turnpike
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries: To-Day and in Days of Old
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Half-hours with the Highwaymen - Vol 2 Picturesque Biographies and Traditions of the "Knights of the Road"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
A Practical Hand-book of Drawing for Modern Methods of Reproduction
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Norwich Road: An East Anglian Highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 1 (of 2) A picturesque history of the coaching age
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Exeter Road: the story of the west of England highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 2 (of 2) This Way to Gretna Green
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Newmarket, Bury, Thetford and Cromer Road Sport and history on an East Anglian turnpike
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Cycle Rides Round London
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume 2 (of 2) A Picturesque Account of the Ancient and Storied Hostelries of Our Own Country
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Half-hours with the Highwaymen - Vol 1 Picturesque Biographies and Traditions of the "Knights of the Road"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 1 (of 2) This Way to Gretna Green
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
From Paddington to Penzance The record of a summer tramp from London to the Land's End
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 1
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: London to York
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Great North Road, the Old Mail Road to Scotland: York to Edinburgh
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 2 (of 2) A picturesque history of the coaching age
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Hastings Road and the "Happy Springs of Tunbridge"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume 1 (of 2) A Picturesque Account of the Ancient and Storied Hostelries of Our Own Country
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Hardy Country: Literary landmarks of the Wessex Novels
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The North Devon Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Somerset Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The South Devon Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Wessex
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Ingoldsby Country: Literary Landmarks of the "Ingoldsby Legends"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Cornish Coast (South), and the Isles of Scilly
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Cambridge, Ely, and King's Lynn Road: The Great Fenland Highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Kentish Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Revolted Woman: Past, present, and to come
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
About the author
Born in London in 1863, Charles George Harper was an English author and illustrator who became especially known for travel writing about Britain. Rather than treating travel as a grand adventure, he often focused on roads, villages, coastlines, old inns, and places tied to literary history, giving readers a strong sense of landscape and atmosphere.
A distinctive part of his appeal was that he illustrated his own books. That combination of writing and drawing helped make works such as his road books and other topographical studies feel personal, observant, and full of character. His books were not just guides; they were affectionate records of places and the stories attached to them.
Harper lived from 1863 to 1943, and in later life he was associated with Petersham. Today he is remembered as a prolific chronicler of British travel and local history, especially for readers who enjoy the texture of older roads and the charm of places seen through a careful, curious eye.