, ▁ ▁while ▁others ▁see ▁them ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁pattern ▁of ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁Round ▁Table ▁to ▁influence ▁political ▁events ▁from ▁behind - the - sc enes . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁and ▁death ▁Following ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁Oliver ▁reduced ▁his ▁political ▁activities , ▁though ▁he ▁remained ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Round ▁Table ▁and ▁continued ▁writing ▁books ▁and ▁ess ays . ▁He ▁was ▁particularly ▁disappoint ed ▁by ▁the ▁political ▁settlement ▁reached ▁with ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁ran ▁counter ▁to ▁his ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁federal ized ▁system ▁for ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁he ▁bought ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁Ed ger ston ▁near ▁Jed burgh ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁D eben h ams . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁he ▁bought ▁Queen ▁Mary ' s ▁House ▁in ▁Jed burgh ▁which ▁he ▁gave ▁to ▁the ▁town . ▁Kath ar ine ▁August a ▁Oliver ▁opened ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 0 . ▁Oliver ▁died ▁on ▁ 3 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁at ▁Ed ger ston ▁and ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁church yard . ▁ ▁Major ▁works ▁Alexander ▁Hamilton ▁( 1 9 0 6 ) ▁ ▁Or de al ▁By ▁Battle ▁( 1 9 1 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁End less ▁Advent ure ▁( 1 9 3 0 – 3 5 ) ▁ ▁The ▁An vil ▁of ▁War : ▁Let ters ▁between ▁F . S . ▁Oliver ▁and ▁His ▁Bro ther ▁ 1 9 1 4 – 1 9 1