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Humbert Wolfe
1885–1940
An Italian-born British poet, critic, and civil servant, he was one of the best-known literary voices of the 1920s. His work ranges from elegant lyric poetry to sharp, memorable epigrams that still get quoted today.
4 Audiobooks
Shylock reasons with Mr. Chesterton, and other poems
by Humbert Wolfe
London Sonnets
by Humbert Wolfe
Circular Saws
by Humbert Wolfe
The silver cat, and other poems
by Humbert Wolfe
About the author
Born in Milan on January 5, 1885, he moved to England as a child and grew up in Bradford. Educated at Bradford Grammar School and Wadham College, Oxford, he built an unusual career that combined government service with a busy literary life.
He became widely known as a poet, man of letters, reviewer, and anthologist, and was especially popular in the 1920s. Alongside more serious poetry, he wrote light verse and pointed satirical lines, giving his work a mix of polish, intelligence, and wit.
Wolfe also had a substantial career in the British civil service, eventually earning high public honors. He died on January 5, 1940, but his reputation endures through his poetry, criticism, and the sharp epigrams that helped make him memorable.