author
Richard Clapham
b. 1878
Known for vivid books on foxes, otters, trout, and country sport, this early 20th-century English writer brought the Lake District and Yorkshire landscapes to life for readers who loved the outdoors. His work blends practical field knowledge with a naturalist’s close eye for animal behavior.
2 Audiobooks
Foxhunting on the Lakeland Fells
by Richard Clapham
The book of the otter : A manual for sportsmen and naturalists
by Richard Clapham
About the author
Born in 1878, Richard Clapham was an English sporting writer and naturalist associated with Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales and later with Troutbeck near Windermere. Sources from library catalogs and book records confirm him as the author of works including The Book of the Otter, Foxes, Foxhounds and Fox-hunting, Trout-Fishing for the Beginner, and Foxhunting on the Lakeland Fells.
His books show a strong interest in wildlife and country life, especially in northern England. He wrote about fishing, hunting, and fieldcraft in a way that mixed firsthand experience with careful observation, which helps explain why his books still attract readers interested in rural history and traditional outdoor sports.
A later hunting-history source describes him as having been born at Austwick in 1878 and educated at Giggleswick Grammar School, while antiquarian book listings give his lifespan as 1878–1954. Taken together, these sources suggest a long writing career centered on the fell, beck, and tarn country he knew so well.