Sir Harry Perry Robinson
We regret to record the death of Sir Harry Perry Robinson at the age of seventy-one. He was a most versatile writer—special correspondent, novelist, natural- ist—with a clear, direct and vigorous style which never lacked humour when it was needed. He was invaluable as an interpreter of American life as he had lived many years in the United States. In 1896 he was one of the managers of Mr. McKinley's Republican campaign, and it was then that he made friends with the present American Ambassador in London. General Dawes wrote to the Times on Monday that the death of his old friend had made him live over again " that crowded and active period in each of our two lives when our hopes and ambitions were as boundless as they were unrealizable, but our physical energy commensurate with both." Perry Robinson was afterwards offered The Hague Legation of the United States, but he preferred to start a new career in England. He became a correspondent of the Times and is perhaps best remembered for his work in France during the War. He was an occasional and much valued contributor to the Spectator. His love of natural history was a family trait. The writings about animals by his brothers, Phil and Kay, are likely to last long.
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