author
E. E. (Edward Ebenezer) Crake
d. 1915
A clergyman-novelist from Sussex, he wrote historical adventures set in some of England’s most turbulent eras. His books combine a storyteller’s pace with a clear interest in faith, loyalty, and moral courage.
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In the days of Queen Mary
by E. E. (Edward Ebenezer) Crake
About the author
Edward Ebenezer Crake was an English clergyman and writer who served as rector of Jevington in East Sussex from 1887 until his death in 1915. Contemporary local records and later references to his work identify him as the Reverend E. E. Crake, linking his literary career closely with his life in the Church.
He is remembered for historical fiction, including In the Days of Queen Mary, The Royalist Brothers, When the Puritans Were in Power, and In Mortal Peril. His novels look back to dramatic moments in English history and suggest a taste for action, conviction, and characters tested by political and religious conflict.
Although detailed biographical information is scarce, the surviving record shows a writer whose fiction grew out of a strong sense of history and belief. That mix of pastoral life and historical imagination gives his work a distinctive place among older adventure stories written for thoughtful general readers.