"It was difficult from his own vague allusions in latter years to imagine in what orgy of extravagance this mild, scholarly person might have dissipated his youthful fortunes and become estranged from his family.
"[3] In 1896, he published Pros and Cons, a compilation of views on both sides of topical political controversies, which went through several editions.
[3] Askew separated from his first wife, and in June 1911 a German court ruled that the marriage was dissolved.
On 24 April 1912, he married his second wife, Anna Wengels,[4] from Berlin.
[3] After his death, the legitimacy of his second marriage was debated as a question of the conflict of laws in British courts.