Percy F. (Percy Falcke) Martin

Born in 1861 and active into the early decades of the 20th century, Percy Falcke Martin was a British writer best remembered for nonfiction books on Latin America and other parts of the world. Library and reference records identify him as Percy F. Martin, and surviving catalogs place his life from 1861 to 1941.

His books show an unusually broad range of interests. Among the works reliably associated with him are Through Five Republics (of South America), Mexico of the Twentieth Century, Salvador of the Twentieth Century, Peru of the Twentieth Century, The Sudan in Evolution, and Maximilian in Mexico. Reference sources also describe him as a writer on subjects including civil engineering in South America, India, and the Sudan, which helps explain the practical, on-the-ground detail found in much of his writing.

Martin wrote for readers who wanted more than a tourist's impression. His books often combine travel narrative with politics, trade, infrastructure, and social history, making them useful both as period documents and as lively accounts of places in transition.