author
William James Miller
b. 1850
Best known for practical, readable books on Episcopal life and travel, this late-19th- and early-20th-century writer brought a clergyman's eye for detail to everything from church reference works to the pleasures and challenges of wintering on the Riviera.
2 Audiobooks
Wintering in the Riviera With Notes of Travel in Italy and France, and Practical Hints to Travellers
by William James Miller
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
by William James Miller
About the author
William James Miller was a writer associated with the Episcopal tradition, and surviving records connect him with Edinburgh in the late 19th century. He is known for Wintering in the Riviera, a travel book drawn from a journey made for his wife's health, and for The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia, a reference work explaining the language, customs, history, and teaching of the American Episcopal Church.
His books suggest a practical, approachable style. In the travel writing, he mixes observation with useful advice for fellow travelers, while the church dictionary aims to make a wide range of religious terms and traditions clear to ordinary readers as well as clergy.
Reliable biographical details about his life appear to be scarce online, so it is safest to remember him mainly through his published work: a blend of pastoral interest, careful explanation, and firsthand experience.