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Edward Farr

A prolific 19th-century English writer and editor, he is remembered for popular histories, biblical works, and anthologies that helped bring older English poetry to new readers.

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The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From the Accession of George III. to the Twenty-Third Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria

The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From the Accession of George III. to the Twenty-Third Year of the Reign of Queen Victoria

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

About the author

Edward Farr was a 19th-century English author and editor whose books ranged widely across history, religion, and literature. Catalog records and public-domain editions show him as the author of works such as Bible Biography, The History of England, and histories of ancient peoples including the Egyptians, Persians, and Macedonians.

He also played a part in preserving earlier English verse for later audiences. His editorial work included 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 suggest a strong interest in religious and historical literature.

Detailed biographical information about his life is not easy to confirm from the sources found here, so this profile focuses on what is clear from his surviving publications: he was a versatile Victorian-era man of letters whose writing aimed to inform general readers and keep older texts in circulation.