Birth date
03/11/1881
Death date
08/05/1947
Birth town
London
Country
England
Poems by this Poet
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| Title | Post date | Rating | Comments |
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| A Ship Sails Up to Bideford | 0 | ||
| War's Cataract, 1915 | 0 | ||
| Youth in the Skies | 0 | ||
| War's Cataract | 0 | ||
| Venice | 0 | ||
| To a Baby Found Paddling Near the Thames | 0 | ||
| The Volunteer | 0 | ||
| The Western | 0 | ||
| The Ship of Oak | 0 | ||
| The Silver Birch | 0 |
Herbert Asquith was an English poet, novelist and lawyer.
Biography
He was the second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857–1937), was also a writer.
Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His books include "Roon" and "Young Orland".
Herbert Asquith's Works:
Roon
Young Orland
Biography
He was the second son of H. H. Asquith, British Prime Minister — with whom he is frequently confused — and younger brother of Raymond Asquith. His wife Lady Cynthia Asquith, whom he married in 1910, the daughter of Hugo Richard Charteris, 11th Earl of Wemyss (1857–1937), was also a writer.
Asquith was greatly affected by his service with the Royal Artillery in World War I. His poems include "The Volunteer" and "The Fallen Subaltern", the latter being a tribute to fallen soldiers. His books include "Roon" and "Young Orland".
Herbert Asquith's Works:
Roon
Young Orland