Henry De Vere Stacpoole

Born in Kingstown, Dublin, Stacpoole received a fragmented education at Portarlington Boarding School before finding a better fit at Malvern College, after which he pursued medical studies at St George’s and St Mary’s hospitals, qualifying as a doctor in 1891. Though he practiced medicine intermittently, his primary vocation became writing; early novels such as The Intended (1894) and Pierrot! (18… Read more

Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources