Hunter's great work was the compilation of a 14-volume Dictionary, which took him 17 years.
The life of Robert Hunter, 1823-1897 : lexicographer, missionary, geologist, and naturalist in Aberdeen, Nagpore, Victoria Docks, Sewardstone, and Loughton by Robert Hunter. ISBN 0952880512. Published by Loughton and District Historical Society in 1997. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.