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James Samuelson
1829–1919
A lively Victorian-era writer and editor, he ranged across science, social questions, travel, and European history with the curiosity of a born explainer. His books and journalism were aimed at general readers, making big subjects feel approachable.
2 Audiobooks
Roumania Past and Present
by James Samuelson
The history of drink : A review, social, scientific, and political
by James Samuelson
About the author
James Samuelson was a British industrialist, editor, barrister, and prolific nonfiction writer active in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He is associated with Liverpool’s intellectual and civic life and became known for writing on an unusually wide range of subjects, including natural history, religion, politics, and the Balkans.
Alongside his business interests, he helped found and edit periodicals and took a strong interest in public education and the spread of scientific knowledge. That mix of practical experience and wide reading gave his work a clear, informed tone that suited readers who wanted serious ideas without heavy academic language.
Library records for his books list him as James Samuelson, 1829–1919, though major biographical sources report that he died on April 14, 1918. His surviving works show the breadth of his interests, from The Honey-Bee to later historical and social studies, and they preserve the voice of a writer eager to connect everyday readers with the big debates of his age.