Edward Legge

Edward Legge was an English journalist, war correspondent, and author whose career moved between newspapers, magazines, and historical writing. A biographical notice in Men-at-the-Bar describes him as a journalist who reported on the Franco-Prussian War for the Irish Times, later worked on the staff of the Morning Post, founded the Whitehall Review in 1876, and edited Life.

He wrote widely on royalty, public figures, and modern European history. Books associated with him include Killed at Saarbruck, The Empress Eugénie and Her Son, King Edward in His True Colours, King Edward, the Kaiser and the War, More about King Edward, and The Comedy and Tragedy of the Second Empire. Together, they show a writer drawn to major personalities and political turning points of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A dedicated observer of public life, Legge wrote for readers who wanted history told with energy and strong narrative drive. Reliable sources located here confirm his journalism and a substantial body of books, but did not clearly establish further personal details beyond his professional career.