James Anson Farrer
James Anson Farrer
James Anson Farrer (24 July 1849 - 21 June 1925), best known as James A. Farrer was an English barrister and writer.
Biography[]
Farrer was born in London, his parents were Rev. Matthew Thomas Farrer and Mary Louisa Anson.[1] He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford and worked as a barrister. He lived in Ingleborough and married Elizabeth Georgiana Anne in 1877.[2]
He also worked as a JP in Westmorland.[2]
Publications[]
- Primitive Manners and Customs (1879)
- Zululand and the Zulus (1879)
- Crimes And Punishments (1880)
- Military Manners and Customs (1885)
- Paganism and Christianity (1891)
- Books Condemned to be Burnt (1892)
- Literary Forgeries (1907) [with an introduction by Andrew Lang]
- The Monarchy in Politics (1917)
- The War for Monarchy, 1793-1815 (1920)
- England Under Edward VII (1922)
See also[]
- High Sheriff of Yorkshire
References[]
- ^ "James Anson Farrer". McMaster University Library.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Omerod, W. M. (2000). The Lord Lieutenants and High Sheriffs of Yorkshire, 1066-2000. Wharncliffe Books. p. 196. ISBN 1-871647-74-6
External links[]
- Works by James Anson Farrer at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about James Anson Farrer at Internet Archive
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- 1849 births
- 1925 deaths
- Critics of Christianity
- English barristers
- English justices of the peace
- English non-fiction writers
- High Sheriffs of Yorkshire