Rodolphe Louis Mégroz (2 August 1891 – 30 September 1968) 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

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, in which he served in the

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. After the war Mégroz trained as a

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, and worked as a

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. He also wrote numerous books, and stories. During

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he worked for the

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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)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Megroz, R.L. 1891 births 1968 deaths English male poets 20th-century English poets 20th-century English male writers