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Henry William Herbert
1807–1858
An English-born writer who made his mark in America, he became best known as Frank Forester, blending storytelling with a deep enthusiasm for outdoor life. His books helped shape early sporting literature in the United States and still offer a vivid glimpse of 19th-century tastes and adventures.
6 Audiobooks
The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2
by Henry William Herbert
Warwick Woodlands: Things as they Were There Twenty Years Ago
by Henry William Herbert
Wager of Battle: A Tale of Saxon Slavery in Sherwood Forest
by Henry William Herbert
The Knights of England, France, and Scotland
by Henry William Herbert
The Roman Traitor, Vol. 1
by Henry William Herbert
The Silent Rifleman! A tale of the Texan prairies
by Henry William Herbert
About the author
Born in London on April 3, 1807, Henry William Herbert was educated at Eton and at Caius College, Cambridge. He later moved to the United States, where he built a literary career under the pen name Frank Forester.
Herbert wrote widely, but he is especially remembered for popular books on field sports, hunting, fishing, and country life. He also published novels and historical writing, bringing a polished English education to subjects that appealed strongly to American readers.
He died on May 17, 1858. Though not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he remains an important figure in early American sporting literature and in the long tradition of writers who turned outdoor experience into lively prose.