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Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
1863–1943
Best known for lively, self-illustrated travel books, this English writer captured the roads, coastlines, inns, and literary corners of Britain with a mix of curiosity and sharp observation. His work offers a vivid snapshot of late Victorian and early 20th-century England.
37 Audiobooks
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume 1 (of 2)
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 1
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Ingoldsby Country: Literary Landmarks of the "Ingoldsby Legends"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 2 (of 2)
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 Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Cornish Coast (South), and the Isles of Scilly
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
A Practical Hand-book of Drawing for Modern Methods of Reproduction
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Dover Road: Annals of an Ancient Turnpike
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Old Inns of Old England, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Stage-coach and Mail in Days of Yore, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Half-hours with the Highwaymen - Vol 2
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Smugglers: Picturesque Chapters in the Story of an Ancient Craft
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Summer Days in Shakespeare Land
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The North Devon Coast
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
The Newmarket, Bury, Thetford and Cromer Road
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 1
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 2
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Norwich Road: An East Anglian Highway
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Hardy Country: Literary landmarks of the Wessex Novels
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The South Devon Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 2 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Wessex
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Exeter Road: the story of the west of England highway
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 Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 1 (of 2)
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Cycle Rides Round London
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Hastings Road and the "Happy Springs of Tunbridge"
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Revolted Woman: Past, present, and to come
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Somerset Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
From Paddington to Penzance
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
About the author
Born in London in 1863, Charles George Harper became a prolific English author and illustrator. He was especially known for travel writing, producing many books about Britain's highways, countryside, seaside towns, old inns, and places tied to literary history.
A distinctive part of his appeal was that he illustrated his own books, giving readers both a writer's voice and an artist's eye. His works often explored the character of specific routes and regions, helping preserve a picture of Britain as it changed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In later life he lived in Petersham, and he died in 1943. Today, he is remembered for travel books that blend local history, topography, and personal observation in an accessible, companionable style.