R. Hindry (Robert Hindry) Mason

Robert Hindry Mason was a 19th-century British author, photographer, and publisher, active in the mid-Victorian period. Sources identify him as Robert Hindry Mason (1824–1885), and contemporary records connect him with Mason & Co., a photographic business active from about 1858 to 1872. He is also noted for photographing Charles Dickens and members of Dickens's circle in the 1860s.

As an author, Mason is closely associated with Norfolk. His books include Norfolk Photographically Illustrated (1865), published by Mason and Co., and the substantial The History of Norfolk: From Original Records and Other Authorities Preserved in Public and Private Collections (1884–1885). Those works suggest the range of his interests: part local historian, part visual documentarian, and part practical publisher.

That mix gives Mason a distinctive place among Victorian nonfiction writers. He did not just write about people and places; he also helped record them visually, which makes his work especially interesting for listeners who enjoy history, travel, architecture, or the culture of 19th-century Britain.