Edward Verrall Lucas:
(11/12 June 1868 – 26 June 1938).
English humorist, essayist, playwright, biographer, publisher, poet, novelist, short story writer and editor.
Born to a Quaker family in Eltham, on the fringes of London, Lucas began work at the age of sixteen, apprenticed to a bookseller. After that he turned to journalism, and worked on a local paper in B
righton and then on a London evening paper. He was commissioned to write a biography of Bernard Barton, the Quaker poet. This led to further commissions, including the editing of the works of Charles Lamb.
The noise from good toast should reverberate in the head like the thunder of July.
– The ‘sound of good toast’ must be so clear and powerful that it ‘keeps echoing in your head’.
– The comparison “like the thunder of July” means: ‘like the thundering summer thunderstorm’—thus: loud, impressive, almost exaggerated.
Origin 📚:
– The quote comes from Lucas’ essay “When Toasters Disagree” (1906).
– Later, it was also included in the collection “Fireside and Sunshine”.
– Source of this edition: “Fireside and Sunshine”, p. 18 (Read Books Ltd, 2014).
Author 👤: Edward Verrall Lucas ✅
