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Ewan Clarkson (1929–2010) was an English author specialising in books about nature, particularly wild animals. Born on 23 January 1929,〔''International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004'', Routledge, 2003, p.105. ISBN 978-1-85743-179-7〕 Clarkson, who before writing worked as a veterinary surgeon, was later to state that "for twenty-five years I laboured under the illusion that I was a scientist. I worked as a laboratory assistant after school to study for my Bachelor of Science. Then I was a veterinarian for the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals. When I realised that I became too emotionally involved with my charges () I rebelled against the objective, unemotional approach of the scientist and went to Devon where I could write".〔Commire, A. ''Something about the author'', v.9, Gale Research, 1976, 37〕 His first book was ''Break for Freedom'', also published in the United States as ''Syla, the Mink''(1968), telling the story of a mink escaping from a fur farm in Devon, and showing the influence of Henry Williamson's stories about Devon wildlife. Clarkson gave a particular focus to the impact of man's activities on nature, a theme he developed in subsequent works, following ''Break for Freedom'' with ''Halic, the Story of a Grey Seal'' in 1970, and a number of other novels and non-fiction wildlife books. Clarkson also wrote several books on animals aimed specifically at younger children, as well as many magazine articles about angling: an accomplished fisherman, he was regarded as a pioneer of saltwater fly fishing techniques. Clarkson, who lived in Newton Abbot, died on 19 April 2010.〔(Ewan Clarkson 1929-2010 ), Upper Teign Fishing Association〕 ==Selected Bibliography== * Break for Freedom (1968) (U.S.A. Title: Syla, the Mink) * Halic: The Story of a Gray Seal (1970) * The Running of the Deer (1972) * In The Shadow Of The Falcon (1973) * Wolf Country: A Wilderness Pilgrimage (1975) * The Badgers of Summercombe (1977) * Many-forked Branch (1980) * The Wake of the Storm (1983) * Ice Trek (1986) * King of the Wild (1990) * The Flight of the Osprey (1996) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ewan Clarkson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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