Henry Hitchings, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Henry Hitchings

British critic

Date of Birth: 11-Dec-1974

Place of Birth: Guildford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Henry Hitchings (born 11 December 1974) is an author, reviewer and critic, specializing in narrative non-fiction, with a particular emphasis on language and cultural history.
The second of his books, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English, won the 2008 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award.
He has written two books about Samuel Johnson and has served as the president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield.
As a critic, he has mainly written about books and theatre.
As of 2018, he is chair of the drama section of the UK's Critics' Circle.