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E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
1868–1938
Best known for his warm, witty essays and light-touch observations of everyday life, he was one of the most beloved English literary voices of the early 20th century. He also wrote travel books, biographies, children’s verse, and retellings that helped bring classic stories to new readers.
18 Audiobooks
Old lamps for new
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Adventures and Enthusiasms
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Highways and Byways in Sussex
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Venice
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories
by Elizabeth Ashe, Katharine Butler, 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, 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 Wanderer in Paris
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Wanderer in Holland
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Wisdom while you wait : Being a foretaste of the glories of the 'Insidecompletuar Britanniaware' ...
by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago
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
The Slowcoach
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
A Boswell of Baghdad; With Diversions
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The War of the Wenuses
by Charles L. (Charles Larcom) Graves, E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Advisory Ben: A Story
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Verena in the Midst: A Kind of a Story
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
The Flamp, The Ameliorator, and The Schoolboy's Apprentice
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
Rose and Rose
by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas
About the author
Born in London in 1868, E. V. Lucas built a remarkably varied writing career that ranged from essays and criticism to travel writing, poetry, biography, and fiction. He worked as a journalist and publisher’s reader, and became widely admired for a style that felt graceful, humorous, and easy to live with.
He was closely connected with other major literary figures of his time, including Charles Lamb, whose work he edited, and J. M. Barrie, with whom he was friends. Lucas also wrote for younger audiences, producing versions of classic tales and children’s books alongside the essay collections that made his reputation.
By the time of his death in 1938, he had published a huge number of books and was known as one of the great essayists of his generation. His writing still appeals to readers who enjoy sharp observation, gentle wit, and a distinctly human way of looking at the world.