Edmund George Knox

Edmund George Knox , actually Edmund George Valpy Knox , (born May 10, 1881 , † January 2, 1971 ) was an English writer and editor.

Life

Knox was the eldest son of Edmund Arbuthnot Knox ; his brothers were the code breaker Dillwyn Knox , the monk Wilfred Knox and the Catholic priest Ronald Knox . Knox completed his schooling at King Edward's School in Birmingham ( West Midlands ) and at the Rugby School in Rugby ( Warwickshire ).

In 1912 Knox married Christina Frances Hicks (1885–1935) and had two children with her. He joined the Lincolnshire Regiment and took part in the First World War. In October 1917 he was wounded and returned home.

His first literary attempts came from his school days. However, Knox only achieved his literary breakthrough with his satirical contributions, which he was able to publish in the magazine " Punch ". A major sponsor was the illustrator Ernest Shepard , whose daughter Mary Knox married in 1937. Between 1932 and 1949 Knox acted as the responsible editor of the magazine "Punch".

Knox counted himself among the agnostics throughout his life ; but at the end of his life he again approached the Church of England .

reception

For most of his literary work, Knox used the pseudonym Evoe . In addition to his satirical works, he also wrote a number of poems; most of them probably during the Second World War . As a satirist, he mainly dealt with writers such as Edmund Blunden , Robert Bridges , John Drinkwater , Walter de la Mare , John Masefield and John Collin Squire .

Works (selection)

Poetry

• Blue feathers. Poems . Methuen, London 1929.
• The Brazen Lyre . Smith, London 1911.
• Folly calling . Methuen, London 1932.
• In my old days. Selected poems 1909-1959 . Methuen, London 1989, ISBN 0-95035-291-8 (reprint of the London 1969 edition).
• Parodies regained. In verses . Methuen, London 1921.
• Poems of impudence . Fisher Unwin, London 1926.

prose

• Fiction as she is wrote. Sketches . Methuen, London 1923.
• Here's misery! A book of burlesques . 2nd edition Methuen, London 1931.
• I'll tell the world. A guide to the greatness of England; mainly intended for American use . Chattoo & Windus, London 1928.
• It occurs me. Humorous sketches . Methuen, London 1926.
• These liberties. Parodies . Methuen, London 1923.
• This other eden . Methuen, London 1929.
• Wonderful outings . Methuen, London 1928.

literature

• Penelope Fitzgerald: The Knox Brothers. Edmund (1881-1971). Dillwyn (1884-1943), Wilfred (1886-1950), Ronald (1888-1957) . Flamingo Books, London 2002, ISBN 0-00-711830-9 .