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John Huntley Skrine
1848–1923
A Victorian cleric and man of letters, he wrote history, biography, poetry, and religious works with the ease of someone equally at home in the classroom, the pulpit, and the study. His books range from school life and classical themes to church thought and popular history.
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Uppingham by the Sea: A Narrative of the Year at Borth
by John Huntley Skrine
About the author
Born in Somerset in 1848, John Huntley Skrine was educated at Uppingham School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He became a fellow of Merton College, was ordained, and spent much of his career in education and the Church, including service at Uppingham, Glenalmond, Perth Cathedral, and later St Peter-in-the-East, Oxford.
He wrote across an unusually wide range of subjects. His books include history and biography such as The Life of Sir Philip Sidney and A Memory of Edward Thring, along with poetry, drama, religious lectures, and reflections on teaching. That mix gives his work a distinctive character: learned, earnest, and shaped by a lifelong interest in character, faith, and public duty.
Skrine died in 1923, but his writing still offers a clear window into late Victorian and Edwardian intellectual life. Readers drawn to older biographies, church writing, or thoughtful books about education may find him especially rewarding.