St. John Emile Clavering Hankin Writer

St. John Emile Clavering Hankin (25 September 1869 - 15 June 1909) was a British Edwardian essayist and playwright. Along with Bernard Shaw'>George Bernard Shaw, John Galsworthy, and Harley Granville-Barker, he was a major exponent of Edwardian "New Drama". Despite success as a playwright he died by his own hand, and his work was largely neglected until the 1990s.

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St. John Emile Clavering Hankin
Birth dateSeptember 25, 1869
Birth place
Southampton
Nationality
United Kingdom
Date of deathJune 15, 1909

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