Educated at Clifton College, Bristol and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, Newbolt studied law and became a barrister at the Chancery Bar. A Victorian in the strictest sense of the term, Newbolt became a writer who espoused the concepts of chivalry and fair play. In 1892, he published his first work, the novel Taken From the Enemy, but it was his book of ballads, Admirals All, which appeared in 1897, that cemented his literary position. By 1899, he left the practice of law to devote his time to writing. In 1904, he published Songs of the Sea which was both stirring and immensely popular. From 1900 to 1905, he edited the Monthly Review magazine. During the First World War he worked for the Propaganda Department and eventually became the controller of telecommunications. He was knighted in 1915 and awarded the Companion of Honour in 1922. His other works include Mordred: A Tragedy (1895), The Island Race (1898), The Sailing of the Long-Ships (1902), The Old Country (1906), The New June (1909), The Naval History of the Great War (1920) and his autobiography My World As in my Time (1932). |
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