L. March (Lisle March) Phillipps

Born in 1863, Lisle March Phillipps wrote under the name L. March Phillipps. He is best remembered for With Rimington, a book drawn from letters about his service as a captain in Rimington's Guides during the Second Boer War. He also published travel writing, including In the Desert: The Hinterland of Algiers, and later wrote Art and Environment, showing a wider interest in architecture, design, and the way people shape the places around them.

His life joined action and reflection in an unusual way. Military experience gave his writing immediacy, while his later books reveal a thoughtful, observant mind interested in landscape, culture, and artistic life. That mix helps explain why his work can feel both adventurous and quietly meditative.

Phillipps died in 1917. Although he is not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his books still offer a distinctive window into the world of the late Victorian and Edwardian period.