author
Richard Clapham
b. 1878
A lively early 20th-century sporting writer, this English author wrote practical and vividly observed books on foxhunting, trout fishing, and country life. His work is especially tied to the Lake District and the traditions of fell hunting.
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 writer whose books focused on field sports and the natural world. Sources connected with his published work identify him as the author of titles including Foxhunting on the Lakeland Fells, Foxes, Foxhounds and Fox-Hunting, The Book of the Otter, and Trout-Fishing for the Beginner.
His writing has a practical, direct feel, aimed at readers who wanted clear guidance as well as a sense of place. The subjects he returned to most often were hunting, fishing, and rural life, and his name is closely associated with the fell-country traditions of northern England.
A regional hunting history says he was born in Austwick in the Yorkshire Dales and later became well known in Lakeland hunting circles. While not every biographical detail is easy to confirm from widely available sources, the surviving record of his books shows a writer deeply interested in countryside knowledge and outdoor sport.