author
James Anson Farrer
1849–1925
A Victorian-era barrister who turned a sharp, curious mind toward religion, law, history, and social questions. His books range from studies of early belief and custom to lively takes on politics and public life.
4 Audiobooks
Crimes and Punishments Including a New Translation of Beccaria's 'Dei Delitti e delle Pene'
by James Anson Farrer
Primitive Manners and Customs
by James Anson Farrer
Military Manners and Customs
by James Anson Farrer
Books Condemned to be Burnt
by James Anson Farrer
About the author
Born in London on 24 July 1849, James Anson Farrer was an English barrister and writer, often published as James A. Farrer. He studied at Balliol College, Oxford, and built a literary career alongside the law.
Farrer wrote widely and with clear intellectual curiosity. His work explored subjects such as crime and punishment, comparative religion, paganism and Christianity, folklore, and politics, showing a taste for big questions and for testing accepted ideas.
He died on 21 June 1925. Today he is remembered as a prolific late Victorian and early 20th-century author whose books brought legal, historical, and religious debates to a broad reading public.