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Lucy Phillimore

Best known for writing a lively early biography of Sir Christopher Wren, this Victorian author combined careful research with a clear, readable style. Her books look closely at notable figures from English religious and cultural history.

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Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723.

Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times With Original Letters and a Discourse on Architecture Hitherto Unpublished. 1585-1723.

by Lucy Phillimore

About the author

Lucy Phillimore was an English author active in the late 19th century. Records from The National Archives identify her as an author, and her best-known surviving work is Sir Christopher Wren: His Family and His Times (1881), a substantial study that helped preserve letters and family material connected with Wren.

The text of that book shows that she also wrote Bishop Wilberforce: A Sketch for Children, suggesting a range that included both serious historical biography and more accessible writing for younger readers. Her work is rooted in biography and church history, with a strong interest in character, family background, and the wider world surrounding her subjects.

Reliable online sources for Phillimore herself are limited, and I could not confirm a trustworthy portrait of her from the pages I found. What does come through clearly is her role as a careful compiler and storyteller whose books aimed to make important historical lives vivid for general readers.