author
J. A. (James Arthur) Lees
b. 1852
A Victorian travel writer and barrister, he is best remembered for lively books that turned outdoor adventure into entertaining reading. His journeys through Norway and British Columbia helped capture the curiosity and confidence of late 19th-century travel writing.
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Three in Norway, by Two of Them
by J. A. (James Arthur) Lees, Walter J. Clutterbuck
About the author
Born on July 14, 1852, James Arthur Lees was an English barrister and travel writer associated with Alkrington Hall in Lancashire. He studied at Eton and University College, Oxford, entered the Inner Temple in 1873, and was called to the bar in 1881.
Lees is best known for co-writing travel books with Walter J. Clutterbuck, especially Three in Norway (by two of them), first published in 1882. The book became notably popular and was frequently reprinted, admired for its humorous, energetic account of an outdoor journey through Norway.
He also co-authored B.C., 1887: A Ramble in British Columbia, extending the same spirit of observation and adventure to western Canada. James Arthur Lees died in 1931.