A. Hamilton Gibbs

Portrait from The Sun, 1919

Arthur Hamilton Gibbs (1888 – May 24, 1964) was an English novelist. He was the brother of Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs.^[1]

He wrote 16 novels and 2 books of poetry. His novels include The Persistent Lovers (1915) (which was adapted into a 1922 film of the same name), Soundings (1925) (the best-selling book in the United States that year), and Chances (1930).

Gibbs became a United States citizen in 1931, and thereafter lived primarily in Lakeville, Massachusetts. He died in Boston in 1964, survived by his wife Jeanette (Philips), a writer and lawyer.^[2]

Works (may be incomplete)

• Rowlandson's Oxford (1911)
• The Compleat Oxford Man (1911)
• Cheadle and Son (1912)
• The Hour of Conflict (1914)
• The Persistent Lovers (1915)
• Gun fodder; the diary of four years of war (1919)
• The Grey Wave (1920)
• Bluebottles (1920)
• Soundings (1925)
• Labels (1926)
• Harness (1928)
• Chances (1930) (adapted for 1931 film)
• Undertow (1932)
• Rivers Glide On (1934)
• The Young Prince (1937, 60 pp.)^[3]
• A Half Inch of Candle (1939)
• Way of Life (1947)^[4]
• One Touch of France (1953) (free verse)^[5]
• Obedience to the Moon (1956)

References

1. "Major A. Hamilton Gibbs and his Book". The Sun (New York City). 26 Oct 1919. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
2. (26 May 1964). Hamilton Gibbs, Author, 76, Dead, The New York Times
3. Wallace, Margaret (2 January 1938). A Fable for Adults (Review of The Young Prince, The New York Times
4. Paige, Judith (12 October 1947). Idealists All (book review of Way of Life, The New York Times
5. Gilbert, Morris (22 March 1953). In Love With France (review of One Touche of France, The New York Times

External links

• Works by A. Hamilton Gibbs at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about A. Hamilton Gibbs at Internet Archive