Caine, William ♂

Education

Student United College 1889-1890 Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1890-1891 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 1 1891-1892 Log.; Gk. 2; Lat. 2.

Birth/childhood

Born 28.8.1873 son of William Sproston Caine M.P. for Barrow in Furness and Alice Brown. [Politician]

Career

Also at Balliol College, Oxford.

Called to bar after leaving Oxford, but abandoned law for writing after seven years. Published many novels. [Lawyer, author]

The Revolt and Roskelly's (London: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1911)

Bildad the Quill-Driver (London: John Lane, 1916)

Monsieur Segotin's Story (London: Chatto & Windus, 1917)

The Strangeness of Noel Carton (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1920)

Mendoza and a Little Lady (New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1922)

etc.

Death

Died 1.9.1925.

Sources

• Donaldson Correspondence, ms5600-9120 and ms29951-29966
• Who was Who