He proved to be one of the four thousand lawyers of Naples, ninety per cent of whom – surplus to the needs of the courts – had never practised, and w… - Norman Lewis

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He proved to be one of the four thousand lawyers of Naples, ninety per cent of whom – surplus to the needs of the courts – had never practised, and who for the most part lived in extreme penury.

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About Norman Lewis

Norman Lewis (28 June 1908 – 22 July 2003) was an influential British journalist and a prolific travel author.

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Alternative Names: John Frederick Norman Lewis

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