Lascelles Abercrombie
Lascelles Abercrombie | |
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Abercrombie in 1937. | |
| Born | 9 January 1881 Ashton upon Mersey, Sale, England, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Died | 27 October 1938 (aged 57) London, England, UK |
| Occupation | Journalist, lecturer |
| Alma mater | Malvern College, Owens College |
Lascelles Abercrombie, FBA (9 January 1881 – 27 October 1938) was a British poet and literary critic, one of the "Dymock poets". After the First World War he worked as a professor of English literature in a number of English universities, writing principally on the theory of literature.