C. De Hurst

Very little biographical information about C. De Hurst appears to be firmly documented in the sources available online. Major catalog records, including the Library of Congress and HathiTrust, list the name as "C. De Hurst" and note that it was used as a pseudonym.

De Hurst is known for How Women Should Ride (New York: Harper & Brothers, 1892), a book written to help women build confidence, safety, and good habits in the saddle. In its introduction, the author explains that the goal was not to overwhelm readers with technical jargon, but to focus on the practical essentials of horsemanship for girls and women.

That makes De Hurst an interesting figure in the history of sporting writing: even though the person behind the pen name remains hard to identify, the book stands as a clear example of late-Victorian advice literature shaped around women's everyday experience and independence.