Complex sentence: This was followed by a period of penury in Jubilee Place, when through Frank Short his talent came to the notice of Edward Holroyd Pearce (later Lord Pearce), who was then an undergraduate at Oxford University.
Split into simpler sentences: This was followed by a period of penury in Jubilee Place. Through Frank Short, his talent came to the notice of Edward Holroyd Pearce (later Lord Pearce), who was then an undergraduate at Oxford University.