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Sir Hugh Fraser

1860–1927

Best known as a British barrister and High Court judge, he also wrote with real feeling about the outdoors, bringing legal precision and a quieter, reflective voice to his books. His work ranges from respected law texts to nature writing such as Amid the High Hills.

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Amid the High Hills

Amid the High Hills

by Sir Hugh Fraser

About the author

Born in 1860, Sir Hugh Fraser built a notable career in the law and became an English High Court judge. Contemporary reference sources describe him as an authority on libel, torts, and election law, and note that he wrote several important legal books.

Alongside that professional life, he also published more literary work. Amid the High Hills, issued in 1923, shows another side of him: observant, outdoorsy, and drawn to landscape and sporting life.

He died in 1927. For listeners coming to him through his books rather than his legal career, he is an interesting example of a writer whose disciplined public life sat beside a genuine love of place and description.