E. F. Knight was an English travel writer, journalist, and yachtsman best known for accounts of voyages and journeys far from home. His books combine firsthand observation with the practical details of travel and sailing. Works such as The Cruise of the Alerte and Where Three Empires Meet brought distant landscapes and demanding expeditions to a wide readership.

Edward Frederick Knight studied at Westminster School and Cambridge and trained as a barrister before turning to journalism. He traveled extensively and reported on conflicts for major British newspapers. His journeys took him through the Balkans, southern Africa, and Asia, giving him material for books shaped by both personal experience and the imperial outlook of his period.

His voyage to the South Atlantic island of Trindade became the subject of The Cruise of the Alerte, while travels through Kashmir and neighboring mountain regions informed Where Three Empires Meet. Knight also wrote practical guides, including Sailing and Small-Boat Sailing. His nautical books influenced later writers such as Arthur Ransome, linking the experience of real voyages with the development of imaginative adventure literature.