Warre Bradley Wells was an Irish writer, journalist, translator and newspaper editor. From 1919 to 1921 he edited the

Irish Statesman The ''Irish Statesman'' was a weekly journal promoting the views of the Irish Dominion League. It ran from 27 June 1919 to June 1930, edited by Warre B. Wells, assisted by James Winder Good, and with contributions from W. B. Yeats, George Bern ...

, which promoted the views of the

Irish Dominion League The Irish Dominion League was an Irish political party and movement in Britain and Ireland which advocated Dominion status for Ireland within the British Empire, and opposed partition of Ireland into separate southern and northern jurisdictions ...

. A member of the

Church of Ireland The Church of Ireland ( ga, Eaglais na hÉireann, ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Kirk o Airlann, ) is a Christian church in Ireland and an autonomous province of the Anglican Communion. It is organised on an all-Ireland basis and is the second ...

, he also edited

The Church of Ireland Gazette ''The Church of Ireland Gazette'' is a monthly magazine promoting the Christian faith, covers the activities of the Church of Ireland across all its dioceses in Ireland (North and South). Although associated with the Church of Ireland (Anglican) ...

from 1906 to 1918, and served as wartime correspondent for the paper, writing ''The War this Week'' weekly column. He wrote a biography of the Irish politician

John Redmond John Edward Redmond (1 September 1856 – 6 March 1918) was an Irish nationalism, Irish nationalist politician, barrister, and Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), MP in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He was best known as lead ...

. Born in Dublin, Ireland, he worked for the ''

Liverpool Daily Post The ''Liverpool Post'' was a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. The newspaper and its website ceased publication on 19 December 2013. Until 13 January 2012 it was a daily morning newspaper, with the tit ...

'' and ''

Liverpool Echo The ''Liverpool Echo'' is a newspaper published by Trinity Mirror North West & North Wales – a subsidiary company of Reach plc and is based in St Paul's Square, Liverpool, Merseyside, England. It is published Monday to Sunday, and is Liverp ...

'' in England, where his family were from. For some time he served as assistant editor and leader writer of ''

The Irish Times ''The Irish Times'' is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper and online digital publication. It launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Ruadhán Mac Cormaic. It is published every day except Sundays. ''The Irish Times'' is considered a newspaper ...

'' from 1911 to 1918.'The Irish Times: 150 Years of Influence' By Terence Brown

Publications

* ''The Life of John Redmond'' by Warre B. Wells (1919) * ''An Irish Apologia; Some Thoughts on Anglo-Irish Relations and the War'' by Warre B. Wells (1917) * ''A History of the Irish Rebellion (of 1916) by Warre B. Wells (1916) * ''Viper's Tangle'' by François Charles Mauriac, Warre B. Wells (Translator) * ''Desire'', by

Jean Fayard Jean Fayard (1902 in Paris – 1978) was a French writer and journalist, winner of the Prix Goncourt in 1931. Fayard was also director of the Editions Fayard. Jean Fayard was the grandson of the founder of Fayard. At the death of his father, Jos ...

, Translated by Warre Bradley Wells, The Century Co. (1932)

References

External links

* {{authority control 20th-century Irish writers 20th-century male writers People from County Dublin Irish journalists