The Oxford manner is, alas, indefinable; I was going to say indefensible.
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The law reports in newspapers contain perhaps the only real history of England that has any relation to truth.
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Robbie Ross (2)
Birth: | 25th May, 1869 |
Death: | 5th October, 1918 |
Nationality: | French |
Profession: | Critic, Journalist |
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Robert Baldwin "Robbie" Ross (was a Canadian journalist and art critic. He is best known as the executor of the estate of Oscar Wilde, to whom he had been a lifelong friend. He was also responsible for bringing together several great literary figures, such as Siegfried Sassoon, and acting as their mentor.
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