0 ▁books , ▁including ▁verse , ▁ser m ons , ▁historical ▁studies , ▁travel ▁accounts ▁and ▁bi ograph ies . ▁He ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Gr asm ere , ▁in ▁the ▁southern ▁Lake ▁District , ▁where ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁aged ▁ 6 8 . ▁ ▁Life ▁and ▁career ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Hard w ic ke ▁Ra wn s ley ▁– ▁known ▁to ▁his ▁family ▁and ▁int im ates ▁as ▁" H ard ie " ▁– ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁the ▁rect ory , ▁Sh ip la ke , ▁Oxford shire ▁on ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁and ▁fourth ▁of ▁the ▁ten ▁children ▁of ▁the ▁Rev ▁Robert ▁Dr um mond ▁Bur rell ▁Ra wn s ley ▁( 1 8 1 7 – 1 8 8 2 ) ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Catherine ▁Ann , ▁n ée ▁Franklin ▁( 1 8 1 8 – 1 8 9 2 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁Dr um mond ▁Ra wn s ley ▁accepted ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁vic ar ▁of ▁Hal ton ▁Ho legate ▁in ▁the ▁fen ▁district ▁of ▁Lincoln shire . ▁According ▁to ▁Hard w ic ke ▁Ra wn s ley ' s ▁bi ograph er ▁Viv ian ▁Griff ith s , ▁" Ob ser ving ▁the ▁wild life ▁of ▁the ▁F ens , ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Hol be ach - to - Sp ils by ▁railway ▁and ▁watching