He was an English writer and journalist, who wrote a large number of novels, short stories, sketches and plays, mainly light comic pieces, often depicting suburban life.

[4] After attending King Alfred's School, Wantage[5] he entered Worcester College, Oxford University,[6] with the intention of becoming a clergyman.

[6] In late 1904 he moved from The Sketch to the Daily Mail to act as dramatic critic, leaving in 1908[6] to concentrate on writing and the theatre.

[6] He died in a Bournemouth nursing home from heart failure on 29 March 1928 aged 52,[21] the death described by The Sketch as "sudden and tragic".

[15] In addition to the books below, mainly light comedy pieces,[23] Keble Howard wrote a large number of short stories, sketches and poems, published both in magazines[24] and as part of anthologies that included the work of other authors.

These included both full-length plays and shorter one act dramas intended to be performed as curtain raisers to other works.