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Randolph Faries

b. 1890

Best known for a 1923 study of Roman-themed historical fiction, this early twentieth-century scholar explored how English novelists imagined the ancient world. His surviving work feels academic but accessible, with a clear fascination for the meeting point of literature and history.

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Ancient Rome in the English novel: a study in English historical fiction

Ancient Rome in the English novel: a study in English historical fiction

by Randolph Faries

About the author

Randolph Faries is known from Ancient Rome in the English Novel: A Study in English Historical Fiction, a University of Pennsylvania dissertation completed in May 1923 and later preserved online. In it, he examines how English writers used ancient Rome in historical fiction, combining literary criticism with a strong interest in classical subjects.

Reliable biographical detail about him is limited in the sources I could confirm. The University of Pennsylvania identifies him as Randolph Faries II and lists the dissertation under its 1923 publications, while Project Gutenberg and related library records preserve the text of his study.

Because the available sources are sparse, it is safest to remember him as a specialized literary scholar whose known legacy centers on this thoughtful study of ancient Rome in the English novel.