author
James Edmund Vincent
1857–1909
A Welsh journalist, barrister, and man of letters, he wrote with the curiosity of a traveler and the confidence of someone deeply engaged in public life. His books range from politics and biography to vivid early motoring journeys through the English countryside.
2 Audiobooks
Through East Anglia in a Motor Car
by James Edmund Vincent
Foot-ball : its history for five centuries
by Montague Shearman, James Edmund Vincent
About the author
Born in Bethesda, Wales, in 1857, James Edmund Vincent came from a clerical family with strong ties to the church and to Welsh public life. He was educated at Winchester and Christ Church, Oxford, later trained for the bar, and became chancellor of the diocese of Bangor.
Although legally qualified, he was best known as a journalist and author. He worked in London journalism and edited Country Life in its early years, while also publishing books on politics, biography, and travel. His writing reflects wide interests: he defended landlord interests in debates over Welsh land reform, wrote a life of Edward VII, and produced lively travel books including Through East Anglia in a Motor Car.
Vincent died in 1909, still relatively young, but his work preserves a clear picture of late Victorian and Edwardian concerns. For modern readers, he is especially appealing as a guide to an earlier Britain, combining reportage, opinion, and a sharp eye for place.