Robert Hichens (writer)

Robert Hichens
Hichens in 1912
Hichens in 1912
Born14 November 1864
Speldhurst, Kent, England
Died20 July 1950 (aged 85)
Zürich, Switzerland
OccupationWriter, journalist, music critic
Alma mater

Robert Smythe Hichens (14 November 1864 – 20 July 1950) was an English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and collaborated on successful plays. He is best remembered as a satirist of the "Naughty Nineties".[1][2]

  1. ^ John Sutherland. "HICHENS, Robert" in The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. 1989
  2. ^ Brian Stableford, "Hichens, Robert (Smythe)" in David Pringle, ed. St. James Guide to Horror, Ghost and Gothic writers. Detroit, MI: St. James Press, 1998, ISBN 1-55862-206-3 (pp. 268-70).