E. V. Lucas

E. V. Lucas

Edward Verrall Lucas (11/12 June 1868 – 26 June 1938) was a versatile and popular English writer. His nearly 100 books demonstrate great facility with style, and are generally acknowledged as humorous by contemporary readers and critics. Some of his essays about the sport cricket are still considered among the best instructional material. He is remembered best for his essays and books about London and travel abroad; these books continue through many editions. He is particularly noted as a biographer of Charles Lamb and an editor of his works and letters. He was a close friend of Edwin Lutyens.