Sir John Godfrey Rogers

Born in 1850, Sir John Godfrey Rogers is the author of Sport in Vancouver and Newfoundland, first published in 1912. Library and public-domain records consistently identify him as "Sir John Godfrey Rogers" and date the book to 1912, where it is presented as a work of travel and sporting narrative centered on Vancouver Island and Newfoundland.

The book itself presents him not just as a writer but as an active participant in the journeys he describes. It was issued with illustrations and maps by the author, along with reproduced photographs, which suggests a practical, observant approach to travel writing and a wish to document landscapes as carefully as the sport.

Reliable biographical details beyond his birth year and authorship were not clearly confirmed in the sources I found, so this overview keeps to the facts that are well supported. What does come through clearly is the appeal of his writing: a direct account of wilderness travel, fishing, hunting, and the character of two remarkable Canadian regions.