In a career that lasted only fifteen years before being cut short by madness, Gilbert Cannan wrote twenty-seven books, at least fourteen plays, and many articles, short stories, and columns of dramatic criticism. He also translated from German, French,...

Gilbert E. Cannan, playwright, novelist, critic, poet, and barrister, was born in Manchester. He was the second son of Henry Cannan, a shipping clerk, and Violet Wright Cannan. His people were well brought up, well read, and well educated but...