Background
He was educated at Rugby School from 1885–1888. He entered his father"s office and in 1893 passed his solicitor"s final examinations
He was educated at Rugby School from 1885–1888. He entered his father"s office and in 1893 passed his solicitor"s final examinations
Rugby School.
After 1895 he worked as a solicitor at Somerset House, describing life there (in a letter of 1914) as "penal servitude". In 1892 he published at his own expense two volumes of poems - Love"s Memorial and Some Verses. In 1893 he published Caprices, which included poems dedicated to Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, in an edition of 120 copies.
Wratislaw was published in the Strand Magazine and The Yellow Book along with such as Henry James, Arnold Bennett, Wilde and other finance de siècle contributors.
Orchids was published in 1896, also in a limited edition In 1927 he moved to York Lodge, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey.