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Herbert as one of the followers of "neo-Toryism", who were marked by a "desire not to recognise that British power and influence have declined." Herbert's biographer, Reginald Pound, noted, "APH would have rejected the Tory affiliation, though his inclinations were with the Right."
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Britain and elsewhere, as factual. One of the "cases", supposedly establishing a novel crime of "doing what you like", was sharply criticised by an American
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saw it as "the best story of front line war" and
Herbert himself believed that court-martial arrangements were subsequently "altered in some way" as a result of the book. However, the book had no great commercial success, which his biographer
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a free country, and it will be an evil day for the legal profession when it is... and least of all may they do unusual actions 'for fun'. People must not do things for fun. There is no reference to fun in any Act of
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reduced the duty. Herbert also spoke out against the proposed
Population (Statistics) Bill in 1937 by making a speech that was received with "loud laughter" in the Commons chamber, making it, according to
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Negotiable Cow". Even the title is a humorous allusion to the entirely serious "Smith's Leading Cases". Herbert often referred to himself as "A. P. Haddock" in skits in
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Confederation with Canada.
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appeared with four pages of tributes to Herbert by congressmen from Ohio, Missouri, West Virginia and Wisconsin. Robert H. Land, chief of the Reference Department of the
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noted "his individual niche in the parliamentary temple as the doughty vindicator of the private member's rights, including not least the right to legislate."
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article, whose author failed to note its entire absurdity. As such, Herbert's contributions are examples of the literary technique known as
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was printed on 24 August 1910: a set of verses entitled "Stones of Venus". He went up to Oxford in October and made his first speech at the
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2428:"H.M.S. Hood Association-Battle Cruiser Hood: Crew Information - H.M.S. Hood Roll of Honour, Memorial to Captain (E) Sidney Jasper Herbert"
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1879:The Ayes Have It: The Story of the Marriage Bill
1670:(1947). They originated as letters published in
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3246:Pathé News (1946) Meet – Sir Alan Herbert.
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794:in 1919 and entered the chambers of
3241:Checklist of known Misleading Cases
3079:Sweeney, Joseph C. (October 2000),
3064:Betting and Gaming Duties Act 1981
2146:A.T.I. 'There is no need for alarm'
1069:Second World War service, 1939–1945
721:Herbert was granted shore leave at
598:in early 1915, briefly stopping in
523:, and apparently disenchanted with
386:Herbert was born at Ashtead Lodge,
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3347:Independent politicians in England
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2270:1890–1914: Mr Alan Patrick Herbert
2122:Big Ben: A Light Opera in Two Acts
1819:Misleading Cases in the Common Law
1615:as the judge, Mr Justice Swallow.
1560:Misleading Cases in the Common Law
1513:Misleading Cases in the Common Law
1493:Misleading Cases in the Common Law
1363:Company of Watermen and Lightermen
559:First World War service, 1914–1918
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3417:20th-century English male writers
3184:
3058:1999 EWHC Ch 214, para 11, where
2167:The Bomber Gypsy, and Other Poems
1994:(1966), Weidenfeld & Nicolson
1710:Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
1527:Board of Inland Revenue v Haddock
1329:, Vicar of St James the Great in
1262:were abolished in 1950 under the
932:. Herbert decided to stand as an
725:and took the chance to travel to
3256:Parliament of the United Kingdom
3225:
3148:(Bath: Handheld Press, 2023), x.
3144:Kate Macdonald, “Introduction,”
2646:"They were also MPs: AP Herbert"
2070:, BBC broadcast, 7 February 1927
1897:A Better Sky: Or, Name This Star
1308:
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860:In 1926, Herbert was invited by
352:and in 1924 joined the staff of
3209:Works by or about A. P. Herbert
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2214:Well, Anyhow... or Little Talks
2187:(1927) Poems and plays in verse
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1713:. In 1944, a set of posters by
610:and also two men from a remote
583:before being commissioned as a
318:, receiving a starred first in
47:Herbert in a 1910s illustration
3442:Military personnel from Surrey
3412:20th-century English novelists
3085:J. Maritime Law & Commerce
2873:Operetta: a theatrical history
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1654:Herbert published three comic
1604:A P Herbert's Misleading Cases
1590:in 1982. A shorter selection,
1254:Herbert was re-elected in the
868:, Hammersmith. The result was
16:English politician (1890–1971)
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3387:Alumni of New College, Oxford
2345:
2336:1970–1971: Sir A. P. Herbert
2327:1945–1950: Sir A. P. Herbert
2179:Laughing Ann, and Other Poems
2135:(1947), music by Vivian Ellis
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1258:and continued as an MP until
1249:Institute of Economic Affairs
1143:After his re-election in the
975:and fellow University member
809:Unable to sustain himself on
569:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
330:, becoming an officer in the
324:Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
3422:20th-century English lawyers
3146:The Voluble Topsy, 1928-1947
2405:UK public library membership
2333:1950–1970: Sir A. P. Herbert
1717:, a personal friend, called
1682:The Voluble Topsy, 1928-1947
1607:(1967, 1968 and 1971), with
1239:and a vice president of the
1237:Inland Waterways Association
486:. His first contribution to
414:in 1914, and Sidney Jasper,
245:Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol
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3397:British waterways activists
3357:Members of the Inner Temple
3224:(public domain audiobooks)
3135:dictate right-hand traffic.
3054:(2002) at paragraph 1, and
2940:, p. 5, 14 August 1945
2702:Rajkotia, Malavika (2017).
2306:1918–1935: Mr A. P. Herbert
1728:In 1967, Herbert published
1568:Still More Misleading Cases
1444:References by other authors
1434:US House of Representatives
998:Matrimonial Causes Act 1937
620:Naval Intelligence Division
589:63rd (Royal Naval) Division
360:Matrimonial Causes Act 1937
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2367:A. P. Herbert: A Biography
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2024:A.P.H., His Life and Times
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1737:A.P.H., His Life and Times
1735:In 1970 Herbert published
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1172:published in the magazine
772:Secretary of State for War
745:Interwar career, 1918–1935
3276:Member of Parliament for
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1374:Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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2379:Pound, Reginald (2004).
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1797:Little Rays of Moonshine
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1233:National Maritime Museum
1229:Thames Conservancy Board
1110:non-commissioned officer
1079:Port of London Authority
973:Independent Labour Party
382:Early life and education
376:Dominion of Newfoundland
280:Sir Alan Patrick Herbert
3169:Reginald Pound (1976),
2155:Play Hours with Pegasus
2020:, 1970, The Bodley Head
1976:, 1958, Methuen (Novel)
1912:The Point of Parliament
1645:(1946), and the comedy
1424:St Martin-in-the-Fields
1011:Divorce Reform Act 1969
981:Matrimonial Causes Bill
905:parliamentary privilege
616:Third Battle of Krithia
602:before arriving at the
322:in 1914. He joined the
3402:English male novelists
3218:Works by A. P. Herbert
3200:Works by A. P. Herbert
3176:A. P. Herbert (1950),
3121:Rumpelheimer v Haddock
2810:"Notes on Nationalism"
2397:10.1093/ref:odnb/31222
2191:Ballads for Broadbrows
1799:(1921), also known as
1786:The House by the River
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400:Lord Justice of Appeal
113:Constituency abolished
3248:Issue date 14/10/1946
3050:19 March 2006 at the
2289:Acting Leading Seaman
1845:No Boats on the River
1825:Honeybubble & Co.
1564:More Misleading Cases
1498:Further information:
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918:1935 general election
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408:Royal Field Artillery
218:Years of service
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2220:Bring Back the Bells
2161:Half-hours at Helles
1743:Selected filmography
1594:, appeared in 1966.
1429:Congressional Record
1221:1948 Summer Olympics
1169:Notes on Nationalism
1123:Herbert was sent to
1043:University of Oxford
704:Constantine, Algeria
573:Royal Naval Division
474:Tariff Reform League
332:Royal Naval Division
242:Royal Naval Division
233:Petty Officer (WWII)
231:Sub-Lieutenant (WWI)
131:Alan Patrick Herbert
58:Member of Parliament
3332:People from Ashtead
3195:Harry Ransom Center
3093:University of Texas
3060:Mr Justice Lightman
2996:Pound, pp. 299–301.
2895:Pound, pp. 212–214.
2842:Pound, pp. 199–201.
2780:Pound, pp. 158–159.
2762:Pound, pp. 155–156.
2753:Pound, pp. 151–153.
2726:Herbert, pp. 41–42.
2683:Pound, pp. 135–136.
2516:The Daily Telegraph
1980:Look Back and Laugh
1926:, 1949, Ernest Benn
1801:Light articles only
1660:The Trials of Topsy
1438:Library of Congress
1280:Resignation Honours
1268:Festival of Britain
1235:, president of the
1231:, a trustee of the
1225:Festival of Britain
1210:Ma Belle Marguerite
1194:. It opened at the
1055:New College, Oxford
953:National Government
922:Frederick Lindemann
920:, when he ran into
889:Hammersmith Terrace
880:in September 1926.
876:, was performed at
832:Light Articles Only
754:was recommended to
659:Battle of the Ancre
628:Hammersmith Terrace
466:New College, Oxford
326:as a seaman in the
316:New College, Oxford
189:New College, Oxford
3432:Royal Navy sailors
3342:English barristers
3178:Independent Member
3027:Hammersmith Bridge
2920:The London Gazette
2798:Pound, pp. 197–98.
2523:on 26 January 2014
2050:Drama and musicals
1930:Independent Member
1807:The Man About Town
1791:House by the River
1678:The Topsy Omnibus,
1496:
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1386:Middlesex Hospital
1327:Frederic Iremonger
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957:Austen Chamberlain
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756:Methuen Publishing
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445:Winchester College
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2036:The voluble Topsy
2030:More Uncommon Law
2026:, 1970, Heinemann
1948:, 1951, Methuen (
1924:The Topsy Omnibus
1903:The War Story of
1838:The Water Gipsies
1833:1929, Ernest Benn
1778:The Secret Battle
1719:Seeing It Through
1626:The Water Gipsies
1588:More Uncommon Law
1298:This Is Your Life
1276:Winston Churchill
1245:royal commissions
1002:Rupert De la Bère
994:Malavika Rajkotia
930:Oxford University
878:Haymarket Theatre
837:In January 1924,
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751:The Secret Battle
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507:Pall Mall Gazette
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1190:'s new musical,
1162:In autumn 1945,
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986:Herbert's novel
977:Eleanor Rathbone
946:election address
887:Blue plaque, 12
870:Riverside Nights
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