A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs

Born in London on March 9, 1888, Arthur Hamilton Gibbs was part of a notably literary family: he was the brother of writers Cosmo Hamilton and Sir Philip Gibbs. He was educated in France and at Oxford, and went on to build a career as a novelist and poet.

Gibbs wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry. His fiction includes The Persistent Lovers (1915), which was later adapted for film, and Soundings (1925), a major commercial success in the United States. His work often blended personal drama with the tensions of modern life in the years around and after the First World War.

Though English by birth, Gibbs became an American citizen in 1931, and his career came to span both sides of the Atlantic. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 24, 1964.