Biographies, Untied Kingdom, Ernest Wild, English biographies, Barristers 

"There were aspirants in plenty to write the Life of Sir Ernest Wild, but the task required special qualities which are not common. Ernest Wild was a man of so many interests that his biography could only be entrusted to a writer who has, himself, a varied experience of life. The great profession of the Law was my husband's chosen calling and he became one of the foremost advocates of the day, but his life was no mere record of forensic trials and triumphs. His horizon was not bounded by the silken robe of one of His Majesty's counsel learned in the law or by the scarlet and black velvet of the great office of Recorder of London. He had a far wider outlook. He loved to wander in the fields of poesy and browse in the meadows of literature. Yet, he was no bookworm, and he loved the stage and the society of his fellow men..." - Foreword 

Contents:
Good companions
Mongrels
The lamp of destiny
Wig and gown
The youngest judge
Common law work
Crime
Murder most mysterious
Silken gown and golden spurs
Wild the politician
War and police
A magnificent "mixer"
An artist in words
The pen and the press
Palytime
Wild and women
Faith and physic
The Old Bailey
The sword of justice
Recorder of London
The shield of mercy
To-morrow
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