Frederic William Farrar William Farrar carte de visite Frederic William Farrar ( 1831 - 1903 ) , often known as Dean Farrar , was a theological writer , born in Bombay , and educated at King William 's College in the Isle of Man , London University and University of Cambridge , was for some years a master at Harrow , and from 1871 - 76 Master ( headmaster ) of Marlborough College . He became successively Canon of Westminster and Rector of St . Margaret's , Archdeacon of Westminster and Dean of Canterbury . He was an eloquent preacher and a voluminous author , his writings including stories of school life , such as Eric , or , little by little and St . Winifred 's , a Life of Christ , which had great popularity , a Life of St . Paul , and two historical romances . External links Works by Frederic William Farrar at Project Gutenberg This article incorporates public domain text from : Cousin , John William ( 1910 ) . A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature . London , J.M. Dent & sons ; New York , E.P. Dutton . edit 19th-Century British Children 's and Young Adults ' Literature —————————— Authors Representative Titles Illustrators . ——————————— This article about a writer or poet from the United Kingdom is a stub . You can help Wikipedia by expanding it . Categories : A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature | United Kingdom writer stubs | 1831 births | 1903 deaths | British writers Frederic+William+Farrar Frederic William Farrar 