author
G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies
1849–1922
A lively Victorian writer and photographer, he helped introduce generations of readers to the Norfolk Broads through books that mixed close observation, travel, and a strong love of the outdoors. His work ranges from angling and natural history to fiction, with a clear sense of place running through it all.
2 Audiobooks
The Swan and Her Crew or The Adventures of Three Young Naturalists and Sportsmen on the Broads and Rivers of Norfolk
by G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies
The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk
by G. Christopher (George Christopher) Davies
About the author
Born in Oswestry in 1849, George Christopher Davies became a prolific English writer, photographer, and local official whose name is closely tied to the Norfolk Broads. Reliable biographical sources describe him as an important popularizer of the Broads, helping bring wider public attention to the region through his writing and photography.
Davies wrote across several related fields, including nature writing, angling, travel, poetry, and fiction. He also worked for many years in Norfolk public service, serving as Clerk of the Peace and clerk to the Norfolk County Council, and sources credit him with helping support efforts to protect the Broads and local fisheries.
He died in Norwich in 1922. Today he is remembered both as a productive late-Victorian man of letters and as one of the figures who helped shape the Broads' public image as a place of recreation, landscape, and natural interest.