author
R. H. (Robert Howlett)
Known today mainly through a handful of lively sporting manuals, this little-known English writer left behind a vivid snapshot of recreation in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.
3 Audiobooks
The School of Recreation (1684 edition) Or, The Gentlemans Tutor, to those Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Racing, Hawking, Riding, Cock-fighting, Fowling, Fishing
by R. H. (Robert Howlett)
The School of Recreation (1696 edition) Or a Guide to the Most Ingenious Exercises of Hunting, Riding, Racing, Fireworks, Military Discipline, the Science of Defence
by R. H. (Robert Howlett)
The Royal Pastime of Cock-fighting The art of breeding, feeding, fighting, and curing cocks of the game
by R. H. (Robert Howlett)
About the author
Robert Howlett, often listed simply as R. H., was an English author active roughly between 1684 and 1709. Surviving catalog records consistently connect him with practical books on sport and leisure rather than with a well-documented personal life, so very little about him as an individual can be confirmed.
He is associated with works such as The School of Recreation, a guide to popular pastimes, and The Anglers Sure Guide. Those books range across pursuits like hunting, riding, racing, cock-fighting, and angling, making his writing a useful window into the amusements and habits of his era.
Because biographical details are so sparse, Howlett is remembered mostly through the books themselves. For modern listeners and readers, his appeal lies in that mix of instruction, curiosity, and period detail that brings everyday recreation from centuries ago into view.