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English sports writer born in Hackney, London who wrote under the pseudonym “Stonehenge.” He became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1844. He worked as a surgeon for several years, but gradually changed his profession after his written works on rural sports became successful. He became editor of The Field in 1857. He published several books including: Manual of British Rural Sports (1856); The Shot-Gun and Sporting Rifle (1859); The Dog in Health and Disease (1859); The Horse in the Stable and in the Field (1861); Dogs of the British Isles(1867).
Born: 21 October 1810 in Hackney
Died: 12 February 1888
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
John Henry Walsh
The horse, in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease anatomy physiology, etc. etc. - London; New York: 1877
15/2057
John Henry Walsh
The greyhound : a treastise on the art of breeding, rearing, and training greyhounds for public running : their diseases and treatment. Containing also the national rules for the management of coursing meetings and for the decision of courses: also, in an appendix, an extended list of pedigrees. by Stonehenge. - London: 1875
12/3561