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Brief Background:
Born into a family of ferriers, woodshobbits, and farmers, Horgo was raised on Harfield Hamlet in the Marish. Oft swimming in, and boating on, the Brandywine (something seen to be quite odd by Hobbits further west in the Shire), Horgo enjoyed the water more than most: at the age of twenty-seven, he was already rowing up and down the Brandywine.
Horgo appeared to be of greater intelligence three wards taken on by his father, and was to be raised by his uncle, Borgo Harfield. Particularly enthralled by history, it was common to find him reading, and very common to find him writing. Of note was his fascination concerning the Dwarves who travelled west to the Blue Mountains, making their way through the Shire. This curious interest first started when Horgo learnt of the company of Dwarves that had once ventured to the Shire, collecting the famous Mr. Bilbo Baggins.

It has been said that Horgo is best-found if one looks behind all the stacks of books in Barleywick, where he has recently moved to.
Coming into substantial wealth after the death of his uncle, Borgo, Mr. Horgo Harfield left the hamlet’s management to his cousin, Horno, buying an old smial in Barleywick. Although, to his knowledge, he possessed few relations there; save for tenth cousins, or even more distant; Horgo thought it best that he move out of the boggy Marish to pursue his love of literature.
In Barleywick, he would find the great writer, Mr. Brablo Boffin, who, much to his joy and happiness, he would later discover to be a distant relation – as is the way with Shire-folk!
His love of boating would cause the Hobbits of Barleywick much fright, and many think him queer, or odd, yet he continues to boat all the same; swimming in the lake too.

His home would serve him well in his fascinations, and he has already began collecting Dwarven pieces: jewels, small statues, toys, and the like. These, he places in one of his rooms, which he likes to think of as a museum… His Dwarven world, right here, in Barleywick.
In Barleywick, Horgo hopes to establish himself amongst the locals as, why, a local… to do this is no small task, however, with his many peculiar tastes and eccentricities.

​The published, and soon-to-be published, works of Horgo Harfield (on the Archives)

Some recommendations

Brablo Boffin, historian, author, and gentlehobbit.
​Definitely worth several reads. Perhaps the best Hobbit on the Archives when it comes to Shire-history and Hobbit lore. Mastery of Tolkien and eloquent writings to be found!

​In particular, I suggest the books, 'Remnants of the Northern Kingdom' and 'A Short Guide to the Notable Families of the Shire'. Find many more works here.