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Arnold Haultain
1857–1941
Best remembered for light, witty essays on love, walking, and golf, this British-born writer had a knack for turning everyday pleasures into charming reflections. He also played a close literary role in the world of historian Goldwin Smith, serving as secretary, memoirist, and literary executor.
2 Audiobooks
Hints for Lovers
by Arnold Haultain
Of Walks and Walking Tours: An Attempt to find a Philosophy and a Creed
by Arnold Haultain
About the author
Theodore Arnold Haultain (1857–1941) was a British writer born in Cannanore, India, who spent much of his adult life in Canada. He is chiefly known for essays and books with an easy, conversational style, including Hints for Lovers, The Mystery of Golf, and Of Walks and Walking Tours.
For many years he worked closely with Goldwin Smith in Toronto as Smith’s secretary. After Smith’s death, Haultain helped preserve his legacy by editing reminiscences, preparing correspondence, and writing a memoir.
His writing often mixed humor, observation, and gentle philosophy, making ordinary subjects feel companionable and fresh. Even when he wrote about sport or romance, the appeal was less in plot or argument than in the relaxed, thoughtful voice he brought to the page.