author
A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
1880–1971
Best remembered for the once hugely popular novel If Winter Comes, this British writer built his reputation on stories about family life, love, and moral choices. He also worked in journalism, bringing a clear, readable style to both fiction and nonfiction.
5 Audiobooks
This Freedom
by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
The Clean Heart
by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of George and his Mary
by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
If Winter Comes
by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
The Happy Warrior
by A. S. M. (Arthur Stuart-Menteth) Hutchinson
About the author
Born in India on June 2, 1879, Arthur Stuart-Menteth Hutchinson became known to readers as A. S. M. Hutchinson. He was a British novelist and journalist, and he also served as editor of the Daily Graphic. Early in his career he published books including Once Aboard the Lugger and The Happy Warrior.
His biggest success was If Winter Comes (1921), a novel that struck a chord with a wide readership and made him widely known on both sides of the Atlantic. He went on to write other popular books, including This Freedom and One Increasing Purpose, often focusing on relationships, family pressures, and the values of ordinary middle-class life.
Hutchinson died on March 14, 1971. Though he is not as widely read now as he was at his peak, he remains an interesting figure from early 20th-century popular fiction, especially for listeners curious about the bestselling novels that once shaped everyday reading habits.