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Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

May 12, 1838

Died

July 23, 1903

Genre

Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Thrillers

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Father of J. Jefferson Farjeon, Herbert Farjeon, and Eleanor Farjeon.

Farjeon was born in London, the second son of a poor Orthodox Jewish family, and grew up in Whitechapel. He received no formal secular education, but at fourteen began training as a printer at a newspaper office. He came to Australia in 1854 and spent seven years on the goldfields, and then left to settle in New Zealand, where he established a successful literary career, before ultimately returning to England in 1868. Farjeon produced countless popular novels, many with mystery and adventure themes that drew on his colonial experiences, as well as plays, burlesques, short fiction and journalism. Grif: A Story of Australian Life (1866) was the most popular of his novels set ...more

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Average rating: 3.53 · 199 ratings · 24 reviews · 147 distinct works • Similar authors

	Great Porter Square: A Traditional British Mystery 3.56 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1885 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Secret Inheritance: A Traditional British Mystery 3.18 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1887 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Last Tenant 3.71 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1893 — 43 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Devlin the Barber 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1888 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Aaron the Jew: A Novel 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1894 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House of the White Shadows 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1884 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mystery of M. Felix 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1890 — 30 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Duchess of Rosemary Lane really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1876 — 33 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Christmas Stories. Blade-O'-Grass, Golden Grain, and Bread and Cheese and Kisses really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Fair Jewess really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1894 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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