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Frederick Metcalfe

1815–1885

An Anglican clergyman with a strong curiosity about language and travel, he brought Scandinavia vividly to Victorian readers. His books mix scholarship, observation, and the pleasure of seeing unfamiliar places up close.

2 Audiobooks

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 2 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 2 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

by Frederick Metcalfe

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 1 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 1 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

by Frederick Metcalfe

About the author

Born in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, in 1815, Frederick Metcalfe was an English clergyman, scholar, translator, and travel writer. Sources describe him as a Scandinavian scholar, and he studied at St John's College, Cambridge before going on to a career in the Church of England.

He is best remembered for writing about northern Europe, especially Norway and Iceland. His travel notes from a long journey in Norway in 1854–1855 were later published as The Oxonian in Norway, and he also translated scholarly works into English, including books on life in ancient Rome and Greece.

Metcalfe died in 1885. Reliable sources found for this overview confirm his academic background, clerical career, and reputation as a writer on Scandinavia, but I did not find a clearly verified portrait image suitable for use here.