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Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot

1837–1914

A Scottish planter-turned-writer, he drew on years in Mysore to tell vivid stories about coffee-growing, travel, and rural life. His books blend practical experience with a strong sense of place, making them lively snapshots of the nineteenth century.

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Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planter

Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore With chapters on coffee planting in Coorg, the Mysore representative assembly, the Indian congress, caste and the Indian silver question, being the 38 years' experiences of a Mysore planter

by Robert H. (Robert Henry) Elliot

About the author

Robert Henry Elliot was a Scottish author, farmer, and early coffee planter in Mysore, India. Reliable sources identify him as born in 1837 and dying in 1914, and describe him as a writer on plantation life in Mysore as well as farming in Scotland.

According to reference sources, he went out to India as a young man and later wrote The Experiences of a Planter in the Jungles of Mysore and Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore. His work is often valued for its firsthand picture of colonial-era plantation life, travel, and agriculture.

Later in life, Elliot was also associated with farming in Scotland, including Clifton Park in Roxburghshire. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the sources I could verify here, so the profile image is left blank.