E. D. (Edward William Dirom) Cuming

Born in 1862, E. D. Cuming — Edward William Dirom Cuming — became known as a British writer of sporting and historical books. Library and catalog records connect him with works such as Coaching Days & Ways, Covert and Field Sport, and British Sport Past and Present, books that explore older traditions of travel, hunting, and rural life in Britain.

One biographical source says he spent part of his early career in business in Lower Burma before returning to England and turning to literature. A manuscript record from the National Library of Scotland also identifies him by the pseudonym Evelyn Tempest, showing that he wrote under more than one name.

His books are often valued today for their colorful, anecdotal style and for the window they offer into late Georgian and Victorian sporting culture. Cuming died in 1941, but his work still appeals to readers interested in coaching, country pursuits, and the atmosphere of an older Britain.