Edward Verrall Lucas, CH (11/12 June 1868 - 26 June 1938) was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor.
Lucas joined the staff of the humorous magazine Punch in 1904, and remained there for the rest of his life..
This led to further commissions, including the editing of the works of Charles Lamb.
He was commissioned to write a biography of Bernard Barton, the Quaker poet.
After that he turned to journalism, and worked on a local paper in Brighton and then on a London evening paper.
Born to a Quaker family in Eltham, on the fringes of London, Lucas began work at the age of sixteen, apprenticed to a bookseller.
Edward Verrall Lucas, CH (11/12 June 1868 - 26 June 1938) was an English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor
