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Alan Patrick Herbert

Sir Alan Patrick Herbert, CH (usually writing as A. P. Herbert or A. P. H.) (24 September 1890 – 11 November 1971) was an English humorist, novelist, playwright and law reform activist. He was an independent Member of Parliament (MP) for Oxford University for 15 years, five of which he combined with service in the Royal Navy. [Wikipedia]

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Born 1890-09-24
Died 1971-11-11

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    First published in 1933 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Letter to the electors of Oxford University from A.P. Herbert ... independent candidate: general election, July, 1945.

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Born 1890-09-24
Died 1971-11-11

Subjects

Law, Anecdotes, Humor, Fiction, Fiction, general, Trials, Essays (single author), Great Britain, Poetry, Politics and government, World War, 1914-1918, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Divorce, English wit and humor, Fiction in English, Great Britain. Parliament, Liberty, University of Oxford, World War, 1939-1945, Admirals -- Fiction, Amusements, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, etc. [from old catalog], Astronautics, Authors, biography, Authors, english

Places

Great Britain, England, London, London (England), Germany, Thames River, Thames River (England), Wales

People

A. P. Herbert Sir (1890-1971), A. P. Herbert (1890-1971), Helen of Troy (Greek mythology), John Gay (1685-1732), Napoleon I Emperor of the French (1769-1821), Winston Churchill Sir (1874-1965)

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1945-1964, 1930's, 1936-1945, 1945-, 20th century

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July 29, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Edited without comment.
July 29, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Added new photo
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November 15, 2022 Edited by mheiman Standardized name from VIAF
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import