The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen
A Judge of the High Court of Justice

A biography of a Victorian judge and journalist, written by his equally distinguished literary critic brother, and published in 1895.

Leslie Stephen (Author)

9781108047753, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 26 April 2012

524 pages, 2 b/w illus.
21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.66 kg

Although James Fitzjames Stephen (1829–94) was a successful barrister, he also had a prolific journalistic and literary output throughout his legal career. He contributed more than three hundred essays on subjects such as law and ethics to the Saturday Review within the space of a decade, and more than eight hundred articles for the Pall Mall Gazette. This biography was written by his younger brother, the equally successful critic and editor Leslie Stephen (1832–1904), and published in 1895. Stephen paints an affectionate portrait of this leading Victorian legal and literary figure. He begins with a brief history of their influential family and his brother's early life and education, before discussing Fitzjames' professional successes, including his work on the Indian Viceroy's Council, the publication of his highly regarded History of the Criminal Law of England (1883) and his eventual appointment as a judge.

Preface
1. Family history
2. Early life
3. The bar and journalism
4. India
5. Last years at the bar
6. Judicial career
Bibliographical note
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]