author
Thomas Longueville
1844–1922
Known for lively historical biographies, this late Victorian writer explored dramatic figures from English and European history, from Archbishop Laud to Sir Everard Digby and Benvenuto Cellini.
3 Audiobooks
The Life of a Conspirator Being a Biography of Sir Everard Digby by One of His Descendants
by Thomas Longueville
The Curious Case of Lady Purbeck: A Scandal of the XVIIth Century
by Thomas Longueville
The First Duke and Duchess of Newcastle-upon-Tyne
by Thomas Longueville
About the author
An English writer active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Thomas Longueville published a series of historical and biographical works that focused on turbulent lives and contested periods of history. Catalog records and public-domain author listings place his life from 1844 to 1922.
His books include A Life of Archbishop Laud, The Life of a Conspirator about Sir Everard Digby, The Life of Sir Kenelm Digby, Falklands, and Chisel, Pen & Poignard, a study of Benvenuto Cellini and his world. The range of those titles suggests a writer drawn to strong personalities, political conflict, and the human drama behind major events.
Today, his work mainly survives through library catalogs and digital archives, where several of his books remain available in public-domain editions. Even from that record alone, he comes across as a biographer with a clear taste for vivid, character-driven history.