author

Charles Mackie

d. 1940

Best known for compiling the two-volume Norfolk Annals, this English writer turned local newspapers into a vivid record of 19th-century Norfolk life. His work gathers politics, scandals, public events, and everyday details into a chronicle that still feels rich and surprisingly immediate.

2 Audiobooks

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 1 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

by Charles Mackie

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

Norfolk Annals, Vol. 2 A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century

by Charles Mackie

About the author

A journalist, author, and politician, Charles Mackie is chiefly remembered for Norfolk Annals, a two-volume chronological history of remarkable events in Norfolk during the 19th century. The books were compiled from the files of the Norfolk Chronicle and preserve an enormous range of local detail, from civic affairs and crime reports to agriculture, religion, and social life.

That newspaper-based method gives Mackie’s writing its special flavor. Rather than shaping the past into a single sweeping story, he assembled it event by event, letting readers see how a county changed over time through the texture of daily reporting. For listeners who enjoy local history, his work offers both facts and atmosphere.

Available sources also identify him as a journalist, author, and politician, and record that he died on October 23, 1940. I couldn’t confirm enough reliable biographical detail beyond that to safely say more.