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Arthur Edward Mainwaring

b. 1864

Known for blending military history with lively angling memoir, this early 20th-century writer left behind books that feel both practical and full of personality. His work ranges from regimental chronicles to warm, anecdotal reflections on fishing in Ireland and India.

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The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland

The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland

by Cecil Francis Romer, Arthur Edward Mainwaring

About the author

Arthur Edward Mainwaring was a British author born in 1864. The records surfaced here connect him with several books, including Crown and Company: The Historical Records of the 2nd Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers (1911), Fishing and Philandering (1914), and, as joint author with Cecil Francis Romer, The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War.

His writing seems to fall into two clear strands. One is military history, especially the story of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers; the other is sport and travel-inflected nature writing. Fishing and Philandering, introduced by H. T. Sheringham, has been described in bookselling and catalog records as a set of angling reminiscences centered mainly on salmon fishing in Ireland, with additional material on trout and mahseer fishing in India.

Some catalog and genealogy-style sources also list his lifespan as 1864-1930, but the biographical detail available in the sources I found is otherwise quite thin. I couldn't confirm a reliable portrait image from the pages available, so none is included here.