Ev lucas biography

E.V. Lucas Edward Verrall Lucas, (11/12 June – 26 June ) was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor. The versatile and prolific British author E.V. Lucas wrote more than 30 collections of essays on a wide range of subjects. Noted for his gently satiric humor, Lucas also wrote travel books, art criticism, novels, and an important biography of writer Charles Lamb. Early years First steps Professional growth Public recognition Peak period Later years Public interest Professional activity Media attention
(–), (Edward Verrall Lucas), Punch, The Open Road, A Wanderer In, Listener's Lure British journalist, essayist, travel writer, and novelist, born in Eltham, Kent; he received an irregular education before starting work at a bookshop in Brighton where he began to read widely.