author
George W. Gough
An early 20th-century British writer whose work ranged from historical adventure fiction to sharp, argumentative books on economics and public policy. His books suggest a lively mind equally interested in storytelling and in the big political debates of his day.
1 Audiobook
The Yeoman Adventurer
by George W. Gough
About the author
George W. Gough, also published as George Woolley Gough, was a British author active in the early 1900s. Records for his books connect him with Oxford, describing him as a sometime exhibitioner of Balliol College, and library catalogs list works under both versions of his name.
His writing covered more than one field. He is remembered for The Yeoman Adventurer, a historical novel, but he also wrote nonfiction titles such as The Economic Consequences of Socialism, Wealth and Work, Fifteen Fiscal Fallacies, and Five More Fiscal Fallacies. Taken together, these books show an author drawn both to narrative history and to questions about economics, labor, and government.
Some bookseller and catalog records identify him as living from 1869 to 1943, though not every source presents the same level of detail. Even so, the surviving bibliography makes clear that he was a versatile writer whose work reflects the concerns and arguments of early 20th-century Britain.