G. E. (George Edward) Farrow

Born in Ipswich in 1862, George Edward Farrow became a British children's author whose life is only lightly documented. Sources agree that he wrote more than thirty books for young readers, and he is most closely associated with the Wallypug stories, a series often linked with the imaginative, topsy-turvy tradition of Lewis Carroll.

Farrow did not limit himself to one style. Alongside comic fantasy, he also wrote adventure tales, verse, and other children's fiction. Several of his books have remained accessible through projects like Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep his work in circulation long after his death in 1919.

One of the more appealing details preserved about him is his interest in his audience: he is remembered for encouraging children to write to him and for paying attention to their responses. That reader-friendly spirit fits the tone of his fiction, which is lively, whimsical, and clearly written to entertain.