author
Charles Douglas
1865–1924
A Scottish writer, philosopher, and public figure, he brought unusual depth to his books on rural life and animal breeding. Best known for co-authoring The Shetland Pony, he wrote with the practical knowledge of someone deeply involved in agriculture as well as ideas.
1 Audiobook
The Shetland Pony
by Charles Douglas, A. I. (Anne Isabel) Douglas
About the author
Born in Edinburgh on October 2, 1865, Charles Mackinnon Douglas was educated at Edinburgh Academy and at the universities of Edinburgh and Freiburg. He worked as a lecturer in philosophy before becoming known more broadly in public life.
Douglas also had a career in politics, serving as the Liberal MP for North West Lanarkshire from 1899 to 1906. Alongside that, he was active in agriculture, a background that helps explain the authority and close observation in his writing about horses and breeding.
For audiobook listeners and readers, he is most closely associated with The Shetland Pony (1913), written with Anne Douglas. The book blends history, breed knowledge, and hands-on experience, showing how comfortably he moved between scholarship and the working realities of rural life.