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Charles Hiatt

1869–1904

Best known for lively books on art, architecture, and historic places, this late-Victorian writer had a gift for turning visual culture into readable, curious prose. He also contributed to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica, showing the same wide-ranging interest in art and history.

2 Audiobooks

Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris

by Charles Hiatt

Picture Posters

Picture Posters

by Charles Hiatt

About the author

Charles Thomas John Hiatt was an English author and editor who lived from 1869 to 1904. Surviving library and reference records link him with a cluster of illustrated books from the 1890s and early 1900s, including Picture Posters, Beverley Minster, Notre Dame de Paris, and Westminster Abbey.

His work suggests a writer deeply interested in both fine art and historic architecture. Picture Posters looks at the history of the illustrated poster, while several of his other books guide readers through famous churches and monuments in Britain and France in a clear, accessible way.

Wikisource also identifies him as a contributor to the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. I couldn’t confirm a suitable portrait image from the sources available here, so no profile image is included.