author

R. C. (Robert Cooper) Seaton

1853–1915

Best remembered as a classical scholar and translator, he helped bring Greek literature to English readers with a clear, accessible version of Apollonius Rhodius's Argonautica. He also wrote historical works, showing an interest that ranged from the ancient world to the Napoleonic era.

1 Audiobook

Six Letters From the Colonies

Six Letters From the Colonies

by R. C. (Robert Cooper) Seaton

About the author

Robert Cooper Seaton (1853–1915), usually cited as R. C. Seaton, was a British translator, barrister, and schoolmaster. Catalog and reference sources consistently link his name with scholarly and historical writing, and they identify him as the translator of The Argonautica by Apollonius Rhodius.

His best-known work is his English translation of The Argonautica for the Loeb Classical Library, where he is described as a former fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. That role fits the character of his writing: careful, learned, and aimed at making demanding classical texts easier for general readers and students.

Seaton also wrote books beyond classical translation, including Six Letters from the Colonies and Sir Hudson Lowe and Napoleon. Taken together, these works suggest a writer with broad interests, equally drawn to literature, travel, and history.