Author

John Huntley Skrine

(1848-1923)

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Life and work

John Huntley Skrine (3 Apr 1848 – 8 May 1923) was a British historian and author who wrote several bestselling books.

He was born on 3 April 1848 in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.

He died on 8 May 1923 at age 75 in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom.

He attended the Uppingham School and Corpus Christi College, Oxford.

He took Holy Orders and became a deacon in 1874, and a priest in 1876.

He won the Newdigate Prize for English Poetry in 1870.

He is the author of a number of notable books:

Sermons to pastors and masters

Joan the maid, a dramatic romance

Pastor agnorum: a schoolmaster's afterthoughts

Uppingham by the Sea: A Narrative of the Year at Borth

Georgicon liber secundus

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John Huntley Skrine

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