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Justin McCarthy
1830–1912
Best known for lively historical writing and popular novels, this Irish author also had a long public life in journalism and politics. His books helped Victorian readers make sense of recent history while telling a good story along the way.
8 Audiobooks
British Political Leaders
by Justin McCarthy
A History of the Four Georges, Volume II
by Justin McCarthy
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume III
by Justin McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
A History of the Four Georges, Volume I
by Justin McCarthy
The Dictator
by Justin McCarthy
Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches
by Justin McCarthy
A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV
by Justin McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly) McCarthy
George Sand
by Justin McCarthy
About the author
Born in Cork on November 22, 1830, he began working in journalism while still young and later built a career in London newspapers. Alongside reporting and editing, he became known as a gifted man of letters whose work ranged across fiction, history, biography, and commentary.
He won a wide readership with novels including Dear Lady Disdain and Miss Misanthrope, but his greatest fame came from his historical writing, especially A History of Our Own Times. Readers valued the book for its clear, engaging account of the politics and events of the nineteenth century.
He was also active in public life, serving as an Irish nationalist Member of Parliament from 1879 to 1900. That mix of novelist, historian, journalist, and politician gives his writing a distinctive quality: it is informed, readable, and closely connected to the debates of his age.