author
Anthony Crommelin Crossley
1903–1939
Best known for writing on country sports and traditional field pursuits, this British author also moved in the worlds of publishing and politics before his life was cut short at just thirty-six.
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The Eton College hunt : A short history of beagling at Eton
by Anthony Crommelin Crossley
About the author
Born in England in 1903, Anthony Crommelin Crossley was a writer, publisher, and Conservative politician. Reliable reference sources describe him as a figure with a wide public life: he wrote books, worked in publishing, and later served as a Member of Parliament.
Crossley is especially remembered today for books connected with outdoor sport and country life, including The Eton College Hunt and The Floating Line for Salmon and Sea-Trout. His work reflects a strong interest in sporting tradition and practical experience, which gives his writing a direct, lived-in quality.
He died in August 1939, only days after his thirty-sixth birthday, in an airplane accident off the coast of Denmark. Because his career ended so early, his body of work is relatively small, but it still offers a glimpse of an energetic and varied life lived across literature, public service, and sport.