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Irving Browne
1835–1899
A nineteenth-century American lawyer and editor, he wrote with equal ease about courtrooms, books, and literary curiosities. His work helped shape legal journalism while showing a real affection for reading and book collecting.
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In the Track of the Bookworm
by Irving Browne
About the author
Born in Marshall, New York, in 1835, he was educated in New England and graduated from Albany Law School in 1857. He practiced law in Troy, New York, before becoming widely known in legal circles as a writer and editor.
He is especially associated with the Albany Law Journal, which he edited for many years, and with books such as Law and Lawyers in Literature and Short Studies of Great Lawyers. His writing mixed legal learning with a lively interest in history, anecdote, and the human side of the profession.
Later in life he also became known as a book lover and collector, not just a legal author. He died in 1899, leaving behind a body of work that connects the world of law with the pleasures of literature and reading.