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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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British politician (1890–1971)

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

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The secret battle

by Alan Patrick Herbert and John Terraine
First published in 1919
39 editions, 11 ebooks
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Uncommon law: being sixty-six misleading cases, revised and collected in one volume, including ten cases not published before

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1935
25 editions, 3 ebooks
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The water gipsies

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1930
16 editions, 3 ebooks
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Holy deadlock

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1934
11 editions, 3 ebooks
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The house by the river.

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1921
10 editions, 3 ebooks
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Independent member

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1950
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Number Nine

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1951
8 editions, 1 ebook
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What a Word

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1935
7 editions

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Misleading cases in the common law

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1927
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The Bomber gipsy, and other poems.

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1918
7 editions, 2 ebooks
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Half-hours at Helles.

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1916
6 editions, 2 ebooks
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She-shanties

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1926
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Little rays of moonshine

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1921
6 editions, 3 ebooks
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Mr. Gay's London: with extracts from the proceedings at the Sessions of the Peace, and Oyer and Terminer for the city of London and county of Middlesex in the years 1732 and 1733

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1948
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House by the River

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 2018
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The 'Singing Swan': a yachtsman's yarn.

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1968
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The man about town

by Alan Patrick Herbert
First published in 1923
5 editions, 2 ebooks
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Plain Jane

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1927
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Mild and bitter

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1936
4 editions, 1 ebook
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A book of ballads: being the collected light verse of A. P. Herbert

by Alan Patrick Herbert First published in 1931
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British politician (1890–1971)

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

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OLID: OL694301A
ISNI: 0000000115742275
VIAF: 71706968
Wikidata: Q4352362
Inventaire.io: wd:Q4352362

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