John Younger (writer)
John Younger | |
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portrait of John Younger of St Boswells, Scotland (1785-1860) | |
| Born | July 5, 1785 |
| Died | June 18, 1860 (aged 74) St Boswells, Scotland |
| Occupation(s) | writer, shoemaker, angler |
| Years active | 1834-1860 |
| Known for | poetry, autobiography, fly-fishing, shoemaking |
| Notable work | Autobiography of John Younger (1881, posthumous); Thoughts As They Rise (1834); River Angling for Salmon and Trout (1839); The Light of the Week (prize essay on the sabbath); Corn Law Rhymes |
John Younger (5 July 1785 – 18 June 1860), of St. Boswells, was a Scottish writer on angling, a shoemaker, and a poet.