author
H. G. (Honyel Gough) Rosedale
1863–1928
Best known for a concise history of one of London's old trade guilds, this early-20th-century writer moved between literary criticism, religious thought, and local history. The surviving record is slim, but his work suggests a scholar with a strong interest in English culture and institutions.
1 Audiobook
A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners
by H. G. (Honyel Gough) Rosedale
About the author
H. G. Rosedale, whose full name was Honyel Gough Rosedale, lived from 1863 to 1928. Publicly available catalog and digitized book records connect him with at least two known works: The Growth of Religious Ideals as Illustrated by the Great English Poets (1902) and A Short History of the Worshipful Company of Horners (1912).
Those titles give a good sense of his range. One is a study of religious ideas through English poetry; the other is a compact history of a long-established London livery company. In the preface to the Horners history, he signed himself H. G. Rosedale, D.D., suggesting a background in divinity or religious scholarship.
Very little easily verifiable biographical detail appears to survive online beyond his dates and publications, so his life is now seen mainly through his books. Even so, they point to a writer interested in belief, literature, and the historical life of England's institutions.