Talk:William à Beckett

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Monies earned, poetry v. the Bar

I've removed the claim that a'Beckett took up the law because his poetry was unprofitable. My reasons (in no particular order) are:

The claim is unsourced and has been tagged as ing a nine-month sojourn in Italy to further his interest in fine arts and sufficient capital to get married in 1832.

Bennett goes on to say that it was actually a'Beckett's early Bar work that was unprofitable, particularly as his father, the solicitor William a'Beckett Snr, refused to send him any briefs. But having chosen the law for a career, but failed to secure a legal living in England, a'Beckett took up his friend Fisher's suggestion to try his hand in New South Wales.

Happy to discuss if anyone disagrees with this removal. Euryalus (talk) 06:53, 3 September 2014 (UTC)[reply]