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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "James Anson Farrer". McMaster University Library.
- ^ 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
