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Edward Farr

Best known for wide-ranging 19th-century history books, this writer brought ancient civilizations and England’s past together in clear, accessible narratives. His work moved from the Egyptians and Persians to large-scale histories of England, showing an appetite for big stories and long timelines.

2 Audiobooks

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.

by Edward Farr, E. H. (Edward Henry) Nolan

A History of England from Early Times: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

A History of England from Early Times: A Linked Index to the Project Gutenberg Editions

by Edward Farr, David Hume, E. H. (Edward Henry) Nolan, T. (Tobias) Smollett

About the author

Edward Farr was a 19th-century writer and compiler of historical works whose books covered both ancient civilizations and English history. Records from Project Gutenberg and the Online Books Page connect his name with The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. III and with broader historical titles on the Egyptians, Persians, Macedonians, Assyrians, and other ancient peoples.

The surviving catalog records suggest a remarkably wide range. Alongside history, Farr is also linked with devotional and literary collections such as Select Poetry, Chiefly Devotional, of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth and Select Poetry: Chiefly Sacred, of the Reign of King James the First, which hints at interests that reached beyond straight narrative history.

Because reliable biographical details about his life are scarce in the sources available here, the person behind the books remains a little shadowy. Even so, the body of work attached to his name suggests a Victorian-era author drawn to grand historical surveys, moral literature, and the task of making the past readable for general audiences.