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May 2013

Evelyn Waugh: a biography
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Les Belles Amours
Marianne
July 2012

The Cabala
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Roundabout Way
May 2012

On the Side of the Angels
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October 2011

Pigeon Pie
The Juniper Tree
Christmas Pudding
July 2011

New Arabian Nights
The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Uncommon Law
May 2011

When I was Otherwise
The Real Charlotte
October 2010

A Christmas Carol - No Longer Available
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July 2010

The Undiscovered Country
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Heart of Darkness - No Longer Available
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May 2010

The Man Who Loved Children
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Peking Picnic
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March 2010

Scenes from the Latin Quarter - No Longer Available
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The Green Child
January 2010

The Dupin Mysteries
These Charming People
Non Combatants and others
October 2009

Allan Quatermain
A State of Change
Love in Winter
July 2009

We, the Accused
Incandescence
Shirley's Guild
May 2009

Gulliver's Travels and A Modest Proposal
You Shall Know Them
My Name is Aram
Silas Marner - No Longer Available
March 2009

South Wind
The Conclave
Potiki
Two People
January 2009

Mr. Perrin and Mr. Traill - Kindle edition
The Voyage
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Love in a Wych Elm & Other Stories
Tales of Sexual Desire
October 2008

Juan in America
How I Became a Holy Mother
Kidnapped - No Longer Available
The Hireling
July 2008

The Hound of the Baskervilles - No Longer Available
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Green Dolphin Country
The Incredulity of Father Brown
June 2008

The Dark Flower - No Longer Available
The Napoleon of Notting Hill
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The Man who Knew Everything - Kindle edition
The Man Who Knew Everything
March 2008

The Green Hat
An Error of Judgement
On Horseback and Other Stories
Plain Tales from the Hills - No Longer Available
Uncommon Law







Published June 2011
450 pages, Paperback
130x198mm, Portrait
ISBN-10: 1907429166
ISBN-13: 9781907429163
First published as An omnibus of AP Herbert’s Misleading Cases, Uncommon Law is a quite brilliant collection of AP Herbert’s satirical 'law reports' or 'judgments' on various aspects of the British legal and judicial system. These reports, although entirely fictional, were on several occasions mistakenly reported as factual by the British press. The reports often had a sharp political point beneath their satire, and tied into Herbert’s personal crusades against obsolescent legislation.

As Lord Falconer of Thoroton points out in his foreword, 'There is hardly a work in English literature which captures more accurately and entertainingly the attitudes and approach of the English courts with their vanity, their humour and their strength.'
Sir Alan Patrick Herbert - Sir Alan Patrick Herbert was an English humorist, novelist, playwright and law reform activist. He was an independent MP for Oxford University for 15 years, five of which he combined with service in the Royal Navy. He was born in 1890 and died in 1971.

Lord Falconer - Charles Leslie Falconer, Baron Falconer of Thoroton, became Lord Chancellor and the first Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs under Tony Blair in 2003. In 2007 he became the first Secretary of State for Justice.