Julius West, born Julius Rappoport, was a historian, poet, and translator whose career flourished in the early twentieth century. Born in 1891, West developed a multifaceted writing career that encompassed political analysis, literary criticism, and translation before his untimely death in 1918. He prepared a Fabian Tract on John Stuart Mill, and published a critical study of G. K. Chesterton.\n\nIn addition to his critical and political essays, West was a translator who translated the works of Anton Chekhov into English. He also traveled to Russia during the 1917 revolution, where he witnessed Vladimir Lenin and Leon Trotsky speak. West's historical research included a history of Chartism, which was published posthumously.
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