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Housman, Laurence 1865-1959
English novelist and dramatist
He was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, the younger brother of A E Housman. He studied art at Lambeth and South Kensington, and attracted attention by his illustrations of George Meredith's poem 'Jump-to-Glory Jane'. He is best known for his Little Plays of St Francis (1922) and his Victorian biographical 'chamber plays', notably Angels and Ministers (1921) and Victoria Regina (1937). His novels included Trimblerigg (1924), a satire on Lloyd George, and he also published books of verse, including An Englishwoman's Loveletters (1900). His autobiography, The Unexpected Years (1937), reveals a conservative radical, who espoused pacificism and votes for women.
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