Rodolphe Louis Mégroz was a prolific English writer, critic and poet. He was born in London, with a French father and English mother. He worked in a bank before World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

, in which he served in the British Army

British Army

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 at Gallipoli

Gallipoli

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After the war he trained as a journalist

Journalist

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, and worked as a freelance. He also wrote numerous books, and stories. In World War II

World War II

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 he worked for the BBC

BBC

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Works

• Personal Poems (1919)
• A talk with Joseph Conrad and a criticism of his mind and method (1926)
• The Three Sitwells; a biographical and critical study (1927)
• Francis Thompson: The Poet of Earth in Heaven. A Study in Poetic Mysticism and the Evolution of Love-Poetry (1927) (Faber & Gwyer)
• Ronald Ross, discoverer and creator (1931)
• Rhys Davies. A Critical Sketch (1932)
• The Lear Omnibus (1938)
• The Real Robinson Crusoe (1939)
• Dante Gabriel Rossetti, painter poet of heaven in earth
• Profile Art Through the Ages: A Study of the Use and significance of Profile and Silhouette from the Stone Age to Puppet Films
• Shakespeare as a Letter Writer and Artist in Prose
• Walter de la Mare: A Biography and Critical Study (1972)