Percy Cross Standing

Percy Cross Standing (1870–1931) was a British author and editor whose work ranged widely across popular nonfiction. Records of his books show him writing on subjects as varied as cricket, acting and recitation, art, and the First World War, suggesting a career built on explaining notable people and events for a general readership.

Among the works associated with him are Cricket of To-Day and Yesterday, Favourite Recitations of Favourite Actors, Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, O.M., R.A., and The Campaign in Russian Poland. That mix of titles points to a writer interested both in culture and in current affairs, with a knack for turning specialist topics into accessible books.

Reliable biographical detail about his personal life appears limited in the sources found, so the clearest picture comes from his publications themselves. Even so, they reveal an energetic man of letters whose books captured the enthusiasms of the late Victorian and early modern era.