author
baron Henry Verney Willoughby de Broke
1844–1902
An English aristocrat, soldier, and legendary Master of the Warwickshire Foxhounds, he wrote from long experience in the hunting field. His best-known book, Advice on Fox-Hunting, captures the practical voice of someone who spent years shaping country sport in late Victorian Britain.
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Advice on Fox-Hunting
by baron Henry Verney Willoughby de Broke
About the author
Born on May 14, 1844, Henry Verney became the 18th Baron Willoughby de Broke, a British peer associated with Compton Verney in Warwickshire. He is remembered both for public life and for country pursuits, especially as Master of the Warwickshire Foxhounds from 1876.
He also served as a colonel, and later wrote Advice on Fox-Hunting, the work most closely linked with his name today. The book reflects his hands-on knowledge of hunting practice and the traditions of the English countryside, making it a useful historical snapshot as well as a field guide.
He died on December 19, 1902, at sea while aboard ship near the Egyptian coast. Today, he is chiefly of interest to readers of sporting history, rural life, and British aristocratic biography.