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Francis A. (Francis Arnold) Knight
1852–1915
Best known for warm, observant books about the English countryside, this late Victorian and Edwardian writer had a special feel for Somerset, Devonshire, and the Mendip hills. His work blends travel writing, local history, and a close eye for nature.
2 Audiobooks
Devonshire
by Francis A. (Francis Arnold) Knight, Louie M. Knight Dutton
In the West Country
by Francis A. (Francis Arnold) Knight
About the author
Francis A. Knight, or Francis Arnold Knight, was an English writer born in 1852 and active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Surviving bibliographic records link him with books such as Idylls of the Field (1889), The Rambles of a Dominie (1891), In the West Country (1896), Sea-Board of Mendip, Somerset, Devonshire, and The Heart of Mendip.
His writing seems especially rooted in the West Country of England. Across his books, he returned again and again to landscape, natural history, archaeology, travel, and local tradition, giving readers a picture of place that is both informative and companionable.
Knight also wrote A History of Sidcot School: A Hundred Years of West Country Quaker Education, 1808–1908, which suggests a connection with Quaker history and education. A reliable portrait image could not be confirmed from the sources found, so no profile image is included.