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William John Ferrar

b. 1868

A Church of England clergyman and poet, he wrote accessible books on early Christian and Jewish literature as well as collections of verse. His work moved between scholarship and devotion, bringing complex religious texts to general readers.

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The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven

The Fall of the Grand Sarrasin Being a Chronicle of Sir Nigel de Bessin, Knight, of Things that Happed in Guernsey Island, in the Norman Seas, in and about the Year One Thousand and Fifty-Seven

by William John Ferrar

About the author

Born in 1868, William John Ferrar was an English poet and Church of England clergyman. A record from the University of Victoria’s Victorian Poetry Project identifies him as educated at Hertford College, Oxford, later serving as vicar of St. Philip, Bethnal Green, London, and notes that he published Sacred Poems in 1903.

His books show a strong interest in biblical studies and early Christianity. Catalog and library records link him to works including The Early Christian Books, The Uncanonical Jewish Books, and translations such as The Apocalypse of Baruch and the Assumption of Moses. Together, these suggest a writer who aimed to explain difficult religious texts in a clear, approachable way.

He also wrote poetry, including The Little Brothers and Other Poems Chiefly of the War. Reliable pages found during this search confirmed his publications and clerical background, but did not provide a clear usable portrait image from the pages reviewed.