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E,V. Lucas

Born

in Eltham, Kent, The United Kingdom

June 11, 1868

Died

June 26, 1938

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, Literature & Fiction, Travel

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Edward Verrall Lucas, recognised as an author as E.V. Lucas, 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 for his biography of Charles Lamb.

He was born in Eltham, Kent into a Quaker family, and educated at Friends Public School in Saffron Walden. He worked first in a Brighton bookshop and then on a Sussex newspaper followed by The Globe; rising without univer ...more

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Average rating: 3.88 · 773 ratings · 132 reviews · 377 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Face on the Wall 3.82 avg rating — 100 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	What a Life! An Autobiography E.V.L. & G.M. 3.78 avg rating — 49 ratings — published 1911 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Highways and Byways in Sussex by E,V. Lucas, F.L. Griggs (Illustrator) 3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 1904 — 87 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wanderer in Venice by E,V. Lucas, Harry Morley (Illustrator) 3.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2009 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wanderer in Florence by E,V. Lucas, Harry Morley (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1912 — 127 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wanderer in Paris by E,V. Lucas, Walter Dexter (Illustrator) 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1909 — 110 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Wanderer in Holland by E,V. Lucas, Herbert Menzies Marshall (Illustrator) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1908 — 128 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Slowcoach 3.75 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2001 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Open Road: A Little Book for Wayfarers liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1899 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures and Enthusiasms 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1920 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by E,V. Lucas (?)

“I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.”
― E. V. Lucas

tags: humor, humorous, late, tardy, waiting

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“The truth is the only thing worth having, and, in a civilized life, like ours, where so many risks are removed, facing it is almost the only courageous thing left to do.”
― E. V. Lucas

tags: honesty, truth

15 likes

“...of course, every cat is really the most beautiful woman in the room.”
― Edward V. Lucas

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