Eric Sutherland Robertson (1857 – 24 May 1926)
was a Scottish man of letters, academic in India, and clergyman.
Life
Robertson graduated at Edinburgh University in 1873 and then moved to London where he became a journalist.
Between 1880 and 1881 Robertson edited the ''Magazine of Art''.
In 1882 he shared rooms at 18
Clement's Inn with his journalist friend
Hall Caine
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (14 May 1853 – 31 August 1931), usually known as Hall Caine, was a British novelist, dramatist, short
story writer, poet and critic of the late 19th and early 20th century. Caine's popularity during his lifetim ...
, where they often hosted intellectual gatherings. They frequently had their evening meals delivered from nearby
Clare Market
Clare Market is a historic area in central London located within the parish of St Clement Danes to the west of Lincoln's Inn Fields, between the Strand and Drury Lane, with Vere Street adjoining its western side. It was named after the food m ...
, which were brought by two young women. Months later their father's confronted Robertson and Caine demanding marriage, claiming the young women had been ‘ruined’. According to Caine's biographer, nothing more than 'a bit of flirting' had taken place. Robertson moved to Redhill,
Chislehurst
Chislehurst () is a suburban district of south-east London, England, in the London Borough of Bromley. It lies east of Bromley, south-west of Sidcup and north-west of Orpington, south-east of Charing Cross. Before the creation of Greater ...
and wrote ''English Poetesses'', published by
Cassell in September 1883.
In 1884 Robertson acted as best man for his friend
William Sharp. He set up the ''
Great Writers series'', published from 1887. At the same period he was appointed to
Lahore Government College of the
University of the Punjab
The University of the Punjab (UoP) is a public university, public research university in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab, Pakistan. Founded in 1882, its international influence has made it one of the most prestigious universities in South As ...
, where he was Professor of English Literature and Philosophy.
From 1896 Robertson was vicar of
Bowness-on-Windermere
Bowness-on-Windermere is a town and former civil parish, now in the parish of Windermere and Bowness, in the Westmorland and Furness district, in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, England. It lies next to Lake Windermere and the town of Wind ...
.
Works
*''English Poetesses: A Series of Critical Biographies'' (1883)
*''Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow'' (1887)
*''The Dreams of Christ, and Other Verses'' (1891)
*''Wordsworth and the English Lake Country: An Introduction to a Poet's Country'' (1911)
*''The Bible's Prose Epic of Eve and her Sons: the 'J' Stories in Genesis''
*''Wordsworthshire''
*''From Alleys and Valleys''
*''The Human Bible: A Study in the Divine'' (1920)
Notes
External links
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Online Books page
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1857 births
1926 deaths
20th-century Scottish clergy
Scottish editors
Scottish writers
People from Bowness-on-Windermere