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Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
1863–1943
An English author and illustrator best known for lively, self-illustrated travel books about Britain’s roads, coasts, inns, and literary landscapes. His work mixes local history, topography, and a strong sense of place, making even an ordinary road feel storied.
37 Audiobooks
The Dover Road: Annals of an Ancient Turnpike
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Holyhead Road: The Mail-coach Road to Dublin. Vol. 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 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
The Brighton Road: The Classic Highway to the South
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 1 (of 2)
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 Exeter Road: the story of the west of England highway
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
Half-hours with the Highwaymen - Vol 1 Picturesque Biographies and Traditions of the "Knights of the Road"
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
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
Cycle Rides Round London
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 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
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
Thames Valley Villages, Volume 2 (of 2)
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 Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 1 (of 2) This Way to Gretna Green
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Hastings Road and the "Happy Springs of Tunbridge"
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 South Devon Coast
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 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 Bath Road: History, Fashion, & Frivolity on an Old Highway
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
Revolted Woman: Past, present, and to come
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
The Kentish Coast
by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
About the author
Born in London in 1863, Charles G. Harper wrote and illustrated a remarkable number of books about Britain, often focusing on old roads, coaching routes, coastlines, villages, and places linked with writers and legends. He had a gift for turning travel into storytelling, combining history, anecdote, observation, and his own drawings in a way that made the landscape feel alive.
Many of his best-known books explore the character of regional England and Wales, from highways and inns to river valleys and seaside stretches. He was especially drawn to the texture of older Britain—its byways, customs, architecture, and disappearing travel traditions—so his books now read not only as journeys but also as records of a changing world.
Harper died in 1943. For listeners who enjoy classic travel writing, local history, and richly evoked settings, his books offer an inviting window into Britain as seen by a curious walker, cyclist, and observer with an illustrator’s eye.