Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 96 Brampton, Henry Hawkins, Baron 1817 1907 Hawkins, Henry, Baron Brampton Brampton, Lord Harris, Richard 1833 1906 The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton) Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Eric Hutton, Juliet Sutherland, Josephine Paolucci and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Reminiscences of Sir Henry Hawkins (Baron Brampton)" by Brampton is a collection of autobiographical anecdotes and reflections written in the early 20th century. The work offers insights into the life and career of Sir Henry Hawkins, a notable figure in the British legal system, particularly during the Victorian era and beyond. Through his personal recollections, Hawkins provides readers with a glimpse into the legal practices of his time, as well as the experiences that shaped his views on justice and the law. The opening of the book introduces readers to Hawkins's early life, starting with his formative years at Bedford School and his path towards a career in law. He recounts the influence of his family, particularly his father's position as a solicitor and the strained financial circumstances that drove him to seek a career in the legal profession. Hawkins describes his initial disdain for the drudgery of a solicitor's office, which ultimately led him to pursue the Bar. Through humorous and poignant anecdotes, such as his first experience in court and his observations of various judges, Hawkins sets the stage for the rest of his reminiscences, highlighting the lessons learned from a life spent in the courtroom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Judges -- Great Britain -- Biography Brampton, Henry Hawkins, Baron, 1817-1907 KD Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Law & Criminology 699715 699574 2024-10-05T04:49:16.073582 2023-10-05T05:39:29.088708 text/html text/html 699708 699567 2024-10-05T04:49:16.527617 2023-10-05T05:39:29.332701 text/html text/html 367913 2024-10-05T04:49:28.901048 application/epub+zip 377415 2024-10-05T04:49:20.864034 application/epub+zip 329330 2024-10-05T04:49:19.316565 application/epub+zip 758689 2024-10-05T04:49:35.286972 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695443 2024-10-05T04:49:27.783015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 465911 2022-09-05T07:52:42.353597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 632685 632595 2024-10-05T04:49:15.510667 2023-10-05T05:39:28.661698 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 633990 2020-12-19T20:45:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 244497 2020-12-19T20:45:39 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 633985 2020-12-19T20:45:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 244437 2020-12-19T20:45:39 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21546 2024-10-05T04:49:35.423982 application/rdf+xml 24778 2024-10-05T04:49:19.869559 image/jpeg 4811 2024-10-05T04:49:19.593552 image/jpeg 365095 2024-10-05T04:49:16.587562 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia