7 8 ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar , ▁Inner ▁Temple . ▁ ▁Academ ic ▁and ▁literary ▁career ▁Pro ther o ▁was ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁All ▁Sou ls ' ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 1 , ▁during ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁played ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁with ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁Pro ctor ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁He ▁edited ▁the ▁Qu arter ly ▁Review ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁he ▁was ▁chief ▁agent ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 1 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Bed ford . ▁ ▁Writ ings ▁Pro ther o ▁published ▁The ▁P ione ers ▁and ▁Progress ▁of ▁English ▁Farm ing ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁His ▁other ▁works ▁include , ▁English ▁Farm ing ▁Past ▁and ▁Pres ent , ▁The ▁Ps al ms ▁in ▁Human ▁Life , ▁Life ▁and ▁Cor respond ence ▁of ▁Arthur ▁Pen rh yn ▁Stanley , ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁and ▁Let ters ▁and ▁J ourn als ▁of ▁Lord ▁By ron ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 0 1 ). ▁His ▁aut obi ography ▁was ▁entitled ▁From ▁Wh ipping ham ▁to ▁West min ster . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Victor ian ▁Order ▁( M VO ). ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Pro ther