Henry Hitchings | |
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| Born | 11 December 1974 Guildford |
| Alma mater | Eton College Christ Church, Oxford University College London |
| Known for | Author and critic |
| Website | www.henryhitchings.com |
Henry Hitchings FRSL (born 11 December 1974) is an author, reviewer and critic, specializing in narrative non-fiction, with a particular emphasis on language and cultural history. The second of his books, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English, won the 2008 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award. He has written two books about Samuel Johnson and has served as the president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield.[1] As a critic, he has mainly written about books and theatre. He was chair of the drama section of the UK's Critics' Circle from 2018 to 2020.[2]