author
J. W. (John William) Robertson Scott
1866–1962
A British journalist and author with a deep interest in country life, he wrote vividly about rural society in Britain and beyond. He is also remembered as the founder of The Countryman, a magazine created to celebrate and examine life in the countryside.
2 Audiobooks
The foundations of Japan : Notes made during journeys of 6,000 miles in the rural districts as a basis for a sounder knowledge of the Japanese people
by J. W. (John William) Robertson Scott
The strange story of the Dunmow flitch
by J. W. (John William) Robertson Scott
About the author
Born in Wigton, Cumberland, on April 20, 1866, J. W. Robertson Scott was a British journalist and author whose work was closely tied to rural affairs. He became known for looking carefully at how ordinary people lived and worked, and for turning those observations into clear, thoughtful writing.
His books ranged widely in subject and place, including travel and social observation, with works such as The Foundations of Japan and The People of China. In Britain, he became especially associated with countryside questions and agricultural life, and he later founded The Countryman, a magazine that reflected his long-standing interest in the character and future of rural communities.
Robertson Scott lived a long life and died in Idbury, Oxfordshire, on December 21, 1962. He is remembered as both a practical observer and an engaging writer, someone who brought readers closer to the daily realities of the countryside.