Author: Henry C. Barkley
Author: Henry C. Barkley (1837–1903)
Biography: Henry Charles Barkley was born on 11 March 1837 in Little Melton, Norfolk, the son of clergyman J. C. Barkley, rector of Little Melton. He adopted the profession of civil engineering and spent the next thirteen years in Bulgaria constructing railroads. He would go on to spend some years in Brazil and Venezuela doing the same. He married Sara J. P. Spurgeon and the couple had several children. Returning to England, they settled in Cirencester where he owned part of a brewery and served as justice of the peace. Based on his experiences, Barkley wrote several travel books and one novel My Boyhood (1877). He died on 16 September 1903 in Cirencester.
References: Probate; Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard (26 September 1903)
Fiction Titles:
- My Boyhood: A Story Book for Boys. 1 vol. London: John Murray, 1877.