Viewing Serjeant William Ballantine, "The Old World and the New" (1884).Serjeant William Ballantine, "The Old World and the New" (1884).Here Serjeant Ballantine (1812-1887) recounts his impressions of the United States, which he visited in 1882-1883, and relates many memorable, amusing anecdotes of his life at the English bar. The book is a "continuation" of his memoir "Some Experiences of a Barrister's Life" (1882). |