St. John Lucas

St. John Lucas
In The Bookman, January 1908
Born	St. John Welles Lucas-Lucas (1879-01-22)22 January 1879 Rugby, England
Died	23 October 1934(1934-10-23) (aged 55) London, England
Education	University College, Oxford
Occupation	Poet

St. 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.

Biography

St. John Lucas was born in Rugby, Warwickshire on 22 January 1879.[1] He was educated at University College, Oxford. He was from 1905 a friend and mentor of Rupert Brooke.[2]

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.[3]

He is described in Mike Read's Forever England: The Life of Rupert Brooke as "a homosexual aesthete".[4]

He died in London on 23 October 1934, and was cremated at Golders Green.[1][5]

References

1. "Mr. St. John Lucas: A Vivacious Man of Letters". The Times. No. 46893. London. 24 October 1934. p. 19. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.
2. "Friends: Brooke's admission". King's College, Cambridge. June 2014. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
3. "Review of Saints, Sinners, and the Usual People". The Spectator Archive. 23 December 1911. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
4. Read, Mike (2015). Forever England: The Life of Rupert Brooke. Biteback Publishing. p. 8. ISBN 9781849548014. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Internet Archive.
5. "Arrangements for To-day". The Times. No. 46895. London. 26 October 1934. p. 17. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via The Times Digital Archive.