author
A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs
1888–1964
A prolific English-American novelist, he wrote popular fiction that reached a wide readership in the early 20th century. His best-known work, Soundings, was the best-selling book in the United States in 1925.
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The Grey Wave
by A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs
Rowlandson's Oxford
by A. Hamilton (Arthur Hamilton) Gibbs
About the author
Born in London in 1888, Arthur Hamilton Gibbs became known as A. Hamilton Gibbs and built a busy literary career on both sides of the Atlantic. He wrote 16 novels and two books of poetry, and several of his novels were adapted for film.
His fiction often centered on relationships, social pressures, and emotional conflict. Among his better-known books are The Persistent Lovers (1915), Soundings (1925), and Chances (1930), with Soundings achieving major commercial success in the United States.
He was also part of a notably literary family: his brothers included Cosmo Hamilton and the journalist and author Sir Philip Gibbs. Born on March 9, 1888, he died on May 24, 1964.