Lascelles Abercrombie

James Bridges (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 9 Jan 1881
Died 27 Oct 1938
Activity 1907-1932

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Literary Critic/ Historian
Poet

Resources

Abercrombie's Works

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Lascelles Abercrombie was born on January 9 1881, in Cheshire. The son of a stockbroker, he was privately educated at Malvern College (1895-1900), before reading Chemistry at Owen's College, Manchester. There, the study of science gave way to his love of literature, and he left without taking a degree. Instead, a career as a poet, journalist and dramatist beckoned.

Interludes and Poems appeared in 1908, the same year that he began to write for the Liverpool Courier. By the time of his inclusion in Edward Marsh's Georgian Poetry collections, Abercrombie was a noteworthy poet. His poetic drama The Sale of St. Thomas features in its entirety in Georgian Poetry I (1912), indicating his growing prestige. He and other Georgians achieved short-lived fame by challenging the late

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Citation: Bridges, James. "Lascelles Abercrombie". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 January 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4981, accessed 21 November 2024.]