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Alan Patrick Herbert

1890-09-24 - 1971-11-11

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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  • Cover of: The secret battle

    First published in 1919 29 editions in 1 language — 9 previewable Cover of edition secretbattle00herbuoft Cover of edition secretbattle00herbiala Cover of edition secretbattle00herbgoog Cover of edition secretbattle01herbgoog Cover of edition secretbattletrag0000herb Cover of edition secretbattle0000herb_e8h0 Cover of edition secretbattle0000herb Cover of edition secretbattle0000herb_c8w3
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  • Cover of: Uncommon law: being sixty-six misleading cases, revised and collected in one volume, including ten cases not published before

    First published in 1935 25 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition uncommonlawbeing0000alan Cover of edition uncommonlawbeing00herb
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    First published in 1934 11 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition holydeadlock0000herb_y7e8 Cover of edition holydeadlock00herb
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  • Cover of: Number Nine

    First published in 1951 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Independent Member

    First published in 1950 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Bomber gipsy: and other poems

    First published in 1918 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition bombergipsyother00herbuoft
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  • Cover of: Misleading cases in the common law

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  • Cover of: What a Word

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    First published in 1916 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition halfhoursathelle00herb
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  • Cover of: Little rays of moonshine

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  • Cover of: 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

    First published in 1948 6 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: A book of ballads: being the collected light verse of A. P. Herbert.

    First published in 1931 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Light Articles Only

    First published in 1921 4 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition lightarticlesonl0000herb
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  • Cover of: A.P.H.: his life and times

    First published in 1970 4 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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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, Betrayal, Boats and boating
Places
Great Britain, England, London, London (England), 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)
Time
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