author
G. Holden (Godfrey Holden) Pike
b. 1836
A Victorian journalist and biographer, he wrote lively works on history, city life, and notable public figures. He is especially remembered for writing about Charles Haddon Spurgeon and for chronicling the life of Booker T. Washington.
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From Slave to College President: Being the Life Story of Booker T. Washington
by G. Holden (Godfrey Holden) Pike
About the author
Godfrey Holden Pike was born in Stoke Newington, Middlesex, in June 1836. He became an English writer and journalist whose books ranged across biography, history, and social observation.
A reliable contemporary author profile notes that, after meeting C. H. Spurgeon, he was appointed in 1872 as sub-editor of The Sword and the Trowel, Spurgeon’s magazine, and remained in that role for about twenty years. Catalog records and library listings also show the breadth of his work, including books on Spurgeon, Oliver Cromwell, Prince Albert, London street life, and From Slave to College President, his account of Booker T. Washington.
Pike’s writing has the feel of a hardworking Victorian man of letters: curious, practical, and drawn to lives of public influence and moral purpose. While the sources found here confirm his birth year and substantial bibliography, I did not find a clearly verified portrait image to include.