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Best known for a vivid early-20th-century history of Breage and Germoe, this Cornish chronicler brought together local memory, legend, and careful historical detail. His work has endured as a rich portrait of parish life, from ancient origins to smugglers, wreckers, and village tradition.
H. R. Coulthard was Hugh Robert Coulthard (1860–1939), a writer remembered for The Story of an Ancient Parish: Breage with Germoe. Project Gutenberg identifies him by his full name and dates, and lists this 1913 work as his best-known surviving book.
That book is a detailed local history of the parish of Breage with Germoe in Cornwall. It ranges across early settlement, religion, notable families, folklore, place names, and everyday community life, giving it the feel of both a historical record and a storehouse of local memory.
Some sources also refer to him as Rev. Canon Hugh Robert Coulthard, which fits the book’s close interest in parish history, though the most clearly confirmed information available here is his authorship, full name, dates, and the enduring reputation of his 1913 history.