Peter Berlyn

Peter Berlyn was a 19th-century British author best known for books connected with the Great Exhibition of 1851. Sources available during this search link him to A Popular Narrative of the Origin, History, Progress and Prospects of the Great Industrial Exhibition, 1851 and, with Charles Fowler Jr., The Crystal Palace: Its Architectural History and Constructive Marvels.

The surviving record found here is quite slim, but Wikidata identifies him as having worked for the Executive of the Great Exhibition of 1851, which fits the subject and tone of his books. His writing seems aimed at helping general readers understand the scale, purpose, and engineering achievement of one of Victorian Britain’s defining public events.

A death year of 1885 is consistent with public-domain library records surfaced in this search, though fuller biographical details were not clearly confirmed from reliable open sources. No suitable verified portrait image was found on the pages available during this search, so no profile image is included.