A. P. Herbert (1890–1971)
Auteur de Uncommon Law
A propos de l'auteur
Sir Alan Herbert was the author of a host of articles, essays, sketches, novels, criticisms, musicals, plays and poems. A long-standing contributor of Punch, he used his column to campaign for a number of reforms -- notably a change in the divorce laws -- but always with his characteristic wry afficher plus humour and a great sense of fun. By the time of his death in 1971, he had established a large following that included such literary greats as H G Wells, Rudyard Kipling, John Galsworthy and Hilaire Belloc afficher moins
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Œuvres de A. P. Herbert
The Voluble Topsy. A Young Lady's Chatter About Love, Politics and War, 1928-1947: A young lady's chatter about love,… (2023) 10 exemplaires
Plain Jane 5 exemplaires
Still more misleading cases 4 exemplaires
The Topsy omnibus,: Comprising The trials of Topsy, Topsy, M.P., and Topsy turvy (1949) 4 exemplaires
Laughing Ann, and other poems 4 exemplaires
Codd's Last Case 3 exemplaires
'Less nonsense!' 3 exemplaires
Bardot M.P.? and Other Modern Misleading Cases 3 exemplaires
The Voluble Topsy. A Young Lady's Chatter About Love, Politics and War, 1928-1947: A young lady's chatter… (2023) 3 exemplaires
Sundials old and new, or, Fun with the sun 3 exemplaires
The Singing swan. A yachtsman's yarn 3 exemplaires
'No boats on the river' 2 exemplaires
Uncommon Law - Being 66 Misleading Cases and More Uncommon Law: Being More Misleading Cases Combining BARDOT M. P.? and… (2009) 2 exemplaires
Ballads for Broadbows and Others: 4 Books Containing She-Shanties, Plain Jane, Ballads for Broadbows, and Laughing Ann (1931) 2 exemplaires
Watch This Space (Six Years Of It) - An Anthology Of Space Fact 4 October 1957-4 October 1963. (1964) 2 exemplaires
Derby day. A comic opera in three acts 2 exemplaires
I Object; Letter to the Electors of East Harrow 2 exemplaires
Odham's Condensed Books: Second Series 1 exemplaire
The Ayes Have It 1 exemplaire
The Water Gypsies 1 exemplaire
A book of ballads 1 exemplaire
Bardot M. P.? and other modern misleading cases 1 exemplaire
Pools pilot or, Why not you? 1 exemplaire
Light the lights 1 exemplaire
What A Word! 1 exemplaire
TINKER TAILOR 1 exemplaire
On the Law Prohibiting Business on the Lord's Day/On the Reasonable Man/The Gramophone Libel Case 1 exemplaire
Let there be liberty 1 exemplaire
Mr. Pewter : being the text of the broadcast series of talks entitled 'Mr. Pewter works it out' 1 exemplaire
The Secret Battle, etc. (Seventh edition.) 1 exemplaire
Laughing Anniversary and Other Poems 1 exemplaire
The Bomber Gipsy 1 exemplaire
Helen: a comic opera in three acts based upon "La Belle Hélène" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic… 1 exemplaire
A Cross Action 1 exemplaire
Anything but action? A study of the uses and abuses of committees of inquiry (Institute of Economic Affairs. Hobart… 1 exemplaire
The right to marry 1 exemplaire
Leave my old morale alone 1 exemplaire
Topsy, M.P 1 exemplaire
Mr. Pewter: being the text of the broadcast series of talks entitled 'Mr. Pewter works it out.' 1 exemplaire
Sundials old and new,: Or, Fun with the sun 1 exemplaire
Half Hours at Helles 1 exemplaire
Bardot M.P.? : and other modern misleading cases 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
The world of law; a treasury of great writing about and in the law, short stories, plays, essays, accounts, letters,… (1960) — Contributeur — 54 exemplaires
A School of Purposes: A Selection of Fougasse Posters, 1939 - 1945 (1946) — Introduction — 2 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom légal
- Herbert, Sir Alan Patrick
- Date de naissance
- 1890-09-24
- Date de décès
- 1971-11-11
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Lieu de naissance
- Elstead, Surrey, England, UK
- Lieu du décès
- London, England
- Lieux de résidence
- Hammersmith, London, England, UK
- Études
- Winchester College
Oxford University (New College) - Professions
- politician
poet
novelist
playwright - Organisations
- Royal Navy (WWI)
- Prix et distinctions
- Knight Bachelor (1945)
Order of the Companions of Honour
Membres
Critiques
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 99
- Aussi par
- 15
- Membres
- 740
- Popularité
- #34,321
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 14
- ISBN
- 86
- Langues
- 3
- Favoris
- 1
He was a regular contributor to Punch Magazine and that publications sense of humour is evident in Herbert's novel Number Nine published in 1951.
Reading books published in 1951 has unearthed publications from many authors that are new to me and even if the books are not particularly outstanding they can still carry a feeling for the era in which they were published, which can be provoking, interesting, amusing, perhaps dull or even odious. The most difficult books to appreciate are those that are meant to be humorous, because our sense of what is funny has changed over the last 70 years. Number Nine is a case in point. It is a humorous tale of a weekend selection programme for entry into the civil service. The 45 hopefuls referred to as the intake must undertake a series of tests where they are judged by professional assessors and a small team of Psychiatrists referred to always as trick-cyclists. There are complications: one of the intake, number 9 has infiltrated the programme to not only repay a grudge against one of the trick-cyclists, but to discredit the whole event in order to reclaim the ancestral home in which it is customarily held.
There are the usual jokes about word association tests, particularly from the answers provided by two of the women hopefuls. Romance is in the air, as is revenge and the women are targets or associates in both of these events. An elaborate hoax is undertaken and a retired admiral is there to add some misguided authority. The writing is competent enough, occasionally amusing, but a bit wordy, looking back to a a golden age of humour rather than looking forward to more trenchant satire. Sexism and racism are par for the course for the contributors to Punch magazine at this time. Jolly japes all round and 2.5 stars.… (plus d'informations)