Percy Addleshaw
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Percy Addleshaw was an English barrister
and writer
.
A graduate of Christchurch, Oxford
, Addleshaw was called to the bar in 1893. He was an admirer and friend of Roden Noel
. He wrote articles, poems and reviews for various publications and, under the pseudonym of Percy Hemingway published Out of Egypt, a volume of short stories (1894) and The Happy Wanderer and other Poems (1895).
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
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A graduate of Christchurch, Oxford
University of Oxford
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, Addleshaw was called to the bar in 1893. He was an admirer and friend of Roden Noel
Roden Noel
Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel, also known as Noël , was an English poet.The son of Charles Noel, Lord Barham, afterwards 1st Earl of Gainsborough, he was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he obtained his M.A. in 1858. He then spent two years travelling in the East...
. He wrote articles, poems and reviews for various publications and, under the pseudonym of Percy Hemingway published Out of Egypt, a volume of short stories (1894) and The Happy Wanderer and other Poems (1895).