Contemporary Portraits: Men Of My Day In Public Life is a book written by Algernon West and published in 1920. The book is a collection of essays and biographical sketches of prominent men in British public life during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The men featured in the book include politicians, writers, artists, and other notable figures, such as William Ewart Gladstone, Robert Browning, and John Ruskin. The author, Algernon West, was...