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James Glass Bertram
1824–1892
A Scottish journalist and man of letters, he moved easily between publishing, editing, and the theatre before building a career as a prolific writer. His books ranged from literary memoir and fiction to lively works on angling, natural history, and everyday Scottish life.
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About the author
Born in 1824, James Glass Bertram was a Scottish author and journalist whose career began early in the world of print. He was apprenticed to Tait's Edinburgh Magazine, later worked in bookselling and news distribution, and also spent time with a company of strolling players before returning to literary and editorial work.
Bertram went on to edit newspapers including the North Briton and the Glasgow News, and later worked as a freelance journalist. His writing was notably wide-ranging: he produced fiction, memoir, and journalistic pieces, and became especially associated with books on fishing, natural history, and aspects of Scottish social life.
He died on March 3, 1892. A posthumous volume, Some Memories of Books, Authors, and Events, helps preserve his connection to the literary culture of nineteenth-century Edinburgh and offers a glimpse of the world in which he wrote.