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E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
1868–1938
Best known for his graceful essays and travel books, this wonderfully versatile English writer brought wit, curiosity, and a light touch to almost everything he wrote. He also spent many years with Punch, helping shape the magazine’s famously polished humor.
21 Audiobooks
The Slowcoach
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
by Elizabeth Ashe, Henry Seidel Canby, Cornelia A. P. (Cornelia Atwood Pratt) Comer, Charles Caldwell Dobie, Madeleine Z. (Madeleine Zabriskie) Doty, H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight, John Galsworthy, Katharine Fullerton Gerould, Katharine Butler Hathaway, Zephine Humphrey, Mary Lerner, F. J. Louriet, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas, Margaret Lynn, C. A. Mercer, Margaret Prescott Montague, E. (Edith) Nesbit, Anne Douglas Sedgwick, Dallas Lore Sharp, Margaret Pollock Sherwood, Ernest Starr, Amy Wentworth Stone, Arthur Russell Taylor
A Boswell of Baghdad; With Diversions
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Roving East and Roving West
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Florence
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Advisory Ben: A Story
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The War of the Wenuses
by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Rose and Rose
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Venice
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Verena in the Midst: A Kind of a Story
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Holland
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Adventures and Enthusiasms
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Paris
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Old lamps for new
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Wisdom while you wait : Being a foretaste of the glories of the 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware' ...
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas, Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves
Highways and Byways in Sussex
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
London Lavender : An entertainment
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Anne's terrible good nature, and other stories for children
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Over Bemerton's : An easy-going chronicle
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
About the author
Born in 1868, Edward Verrall Lucas was an English essayist, humorist, editor, biographer, novelist, playwright, poet, and travel writer whose career ranged across journalism and publishing. He was born in Eltham and, after an early apprenticeship in the book trade, moved into newspaper work before becoming closely associated with Punch, where he remained an important presence for much of his working life.
Lucas was remarkably prolific, producing nearly a hundred books. He became especially admired for his familiar essays, his travel writing, and his books on London, all written in a clear, companionable style that made readers feel they were in good company. He also wrote biographies, including work on Charles Lamb, and served as a reader for Methuen, giving him a quiet influence on literary life beyond his own books.
Although tastes changed after his lifetime, Lucas remains an appealing figure for readers who enjoy gentle wit, literary curiosity, and the pleasures of observation. His work captures a humane, unhurried kind of intelligence that still makes his essays easy to return to.