author
S. A. (Samuel Astley) Dunham
1796–1858
Best known for lively, deeply researched histories of Europe, he wrote for a wide Victorian audience and earned praise for the care and range of his scholarship. His books on Spain, Portugal, Poland, and the Middle Ages helped bring big stretches of history within reach of general readers.
2 Audiobooks
History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 2 (of 2)
by S. A. (Samuel Astley) Dunham
History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway, Vol. 1 (of 2)
by S. A. (Samuel Astley) Dunham
About the author
Born in 1796 and dying on July 17, 1858, Samuel Astley Dunham was a British historian and man of letters. Reliable biographical references describe him as the author of several works for Lardner's Cabinet Cyclopaedia, a series aimed at making substantial subjects accessible to general readers.
His reputation rested on serious historical writing rather than fiction. Reference sources single out his studies of Poland, Spain and Portugal, the Germanic Empire, and medieval Europe, and they note the original research and conscientious thoroughness that marked his work.
Dunham also wrote for other popular publishing series of the period, helping nineteenth-century readers explore European history in an organized, readable way. I couldn't confirm a suitable portrait from the source pages I checked, so no profile image is included here.