St. John Lucas
John Welles Lucas-Lucas (22 January 1879 23 October 1934), commonly known as St. John Lucas, was an English poet known for his anthologies of verse.
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St. John Lucas
Elliott Fry (no individual credited) · The Bookman, Vol. XXXIII, No. 196, January 1908, page 153 · Public domain
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- St.
- Born
- 22 January 1879
- Birthplace
- Rugby, England
- Died
- 23 October 1934
- Place of death
- London, England
- Occupation
- Poet
- Education
- University College, Oxford
- Full name
- St. John Welles Lucas-Lucas.
- Nationality
- United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
- Languages
- English.
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John Welles Lucas-Lucas (22 January 1879 23 October 1934), commonly known as St. John Lucas, was an English poet known for his anthologies of verse.
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• Name — St. John Lucas • Birth Name — St. John Welles Lucas-Lucas • Born — 22 January 1879 • Birthplace — Rugby, England • Died — 23 October 1934 • Place of death — London, England • Occupation — Poet • Education — University College, Oxford
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St. John Lucas was born in Rugby, Warwickshire on 22 January 1879. He was educated at University College, Oxford. He was from 1905 a friend and mentor of Rupert Brooke. Lucas wrote short stories and vignettes for Blackwood's Magazine and Open Window. His The Oxford Book of French Verse was published by the Clarendon Press in 1907. A selection of his stories was published in book form by William Blackwood and Sons in 1919 under the title Saints, Sinners, and the Usual People. He is described in Mike Read's Forever England: The Life of Rupert Brooke as "a homosexual aesthete". He died in London on 23 October 1934, and was cremated at Golders Green.
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