Robert Hichens (aka Robert Smythe Hichens) was born in 1864 in Speldhurst, Kent, England, the son of Canon F. H. Hichens of Canterbury. His father had hoped for him to study at Oxford, but the younger Hichens displayed an extraordinary interest in music and was allowed to attend the Royal College of Music in London. He also studied journalism and later moved to Bristol, where he pursued training...
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