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J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
1820–1898
A lively Victorian journalist and travel writer, he brought nineteenth-century London and the wider world to readers with sharp observation and an easy, readable style. His books range from social sketches and political lives to journeys abroad, reflecting a reporter’s eye for everyday detail.
23 Audiobooks
Christopher Crayon's Recollections The Life and Times of the late James Ewing Ritchie as told by himself
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
East Anglia: Personal Recollections and Historical Associations
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Thoughts on Slavery and Cheap Sugar A Letter to the Members and Friends of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Here and There in London
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Bessbrook and Its Linen Mills: A Short Narrative of a Model Temperance Town
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
![Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 3 [of 3]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6638bc82972dc5c80ef5d72c/cover.jpg)
Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 3 [of 3]
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Days and Nights in London; Or, Studies in Black and Gray
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The Real Gladstone: An Anecdotal Biography
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
About London
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Freehold Land Societies: Their History, Present Position, and Claims
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The Cruise of the Elena; Or, Yachting in the Hebrides
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
![Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 2 [of 3]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6638bc81972dc5c80ef5d728/cover.jpg)
Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 2 [of 3]
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The New Sunday Liquor Law Vindicated
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Cities of the Dawn Naples - Athens - Pompeii - Constantinople - Smyrna - Jaffa - Jerusalem - Alexandria - Cairo - Marseilles - Avignon - Lyons - Dijon
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Some of Our East Coast Towns
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Imperialism in South Africa
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
![Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 1 [of 3]](https://listenly.io/api/img/6638bc81972dc5c80ef5d726/cover.jpg)
Crying for the Light; Or, Fifty Years Ago. Vol. 1 [of 3]
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Money-making men; or, how to grow rich
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The Night Side of London
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The London Pulpit
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The Religious Life of London
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
An Australian Ramble; Or, A Summer in Australia
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
Pictures of Canadian Life: A Record of Actual Experiences
by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
About the author
James Ewing Ritchie was an English journalist and writer born in Wrentham, Suffolk, in 1820. He was educated at Coward College and at University College London, and went on to build a career in journalism as well as book writing.
He wrote travel books, political biographies, and a notable run of works about London life. That mix gives his writing a practical, curious feel: he was interested both in public figures and in how ordinary people lived, worked, and moved through the city.
Ritchie also wrote under the pseudonym Christopher Crayon. He died in 1898, leaving behind a body of work that is especially useful for readers who enjoy Victorian nonfiction, social observation, and first-hand glimpses of the nineteenth century.