author
H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock
b. 1879
A Dorset writer and solicitor, he wrote brisk, accessible books on Palestine, wartime history, and English county life in the early 20th century. His work combines a local English perspective with a strong interest in the history and landscape of the Holy Land.
1 Audiobook
With the British Army in The Holy Land
by H. O. (Henry Osmond) Lock
About the author
Born in 1879, Henry Osmond Lock wrote as H. O. Lock and is best known for books including With the British Army in the Holy Land, The Conquerors of Palestine Through Forty Centuries, and Dorset. His published work shows a clear interest in history, travel, and place, especially Palestine and his home county of Dorset.
Records also connect him with the legal world in Dorchester. Sources about the Lock family and Thomas Hardy note that he became a solicitor linked with Hardy and Hardy's sister Kate, continuing a long family connection in Dorset.
Later references describe him as Major Henry Osmond Lock and place his life from 1879 to 1962. Although not a widely documented literary figure today, he remains an interesting example of an early 20th-century author whose books joined regional writing with concise historical storytelling.