He became a topographical artist,[2] and illustrated The Illustrated topical record of London vol. 9. in 1900.
He wrote and illustrated the New Canterbury Tales (Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh) ca.1887.[3]
Emslie was an original member of The Folklore Society and was a council member for that Society.[4]
He gathered local folklore from around England, making notes and topographical drawings.[5]
References
^J. F. C. Harrison ,A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954), Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954
^Guildhall Studies in London History 2 (1976) 69-76.