Charles George Harper
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Charles George Harper was an English author and illustrator
. Born in London
, England, Harper wrote many self-illustrated travel books, exploring the regions, roads, coastlines, literary connections, old inns etc. of Britain
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Illustrator
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. Born in London
London
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, England, Harper wrote many self-illustrated travel books, exploring the regions, roads, coastlines, literary connections, old inns etc. of Britain
United Kingdom
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Published works (selected)
- The Hardy country; literary landmarks of the Wessex novels (London, A. & C. Black, 1904).
- The Ingoldsby country; literary landmarks of the "Ingoldsby legends" (London, A. & C. Black, 1904)
- The old inns of old England – Vol. 1, Vol. 2 (Chapman & Hall, 1906).
- The South Devon coast (Chapman & Hall, 1907)
- The North Devon coast (Chapman & Hall, 1908)
- The Somerset coast (Chapman & Hall, 1909).
- Thames Valley Villages – Vol. 1, Vol. 2 (Chapman & Hall, 1910)
- Summer days in Shakespeare land (J. Pott & Co., 1913).
- The Kentish coast (Chapman & Hall, 1914)
- The Dover road: annals of an ancient turnpike (Cecil Palmer, 1922)
- The Great North road, the old mail road to Scotland (Charles Palmer, 1922).
Further reading
- Sketchley, R. E. D. English book-illustration of to-day (Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and co., 1903), pp 47–48.
- Charles Baker. British book illustrators 1860 – 1900 - A bibliography (Birmingham bookshop, 1978).
External links
- On-line archive of books by C G Harper (archive.org).
- Chronological list of books by C G Harper (booksandwriters.co.uk)