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Albert Webster
An American magazine writer and novelist of the 1870s, he built a reputation for lively short fiction and darker, moodier tales before his life was cut short at sea. His work appeared in some of the best-known literary magazines of his day, giving him a small but memorable place in 19th-century American literature.
1 Audiobook
Stories by American Authors, Volume 1
by Bayard Taylor, H. C. (Henry Cuyler) Bunner, Rebecca Harding Davis, Brander Matthews, Albert Webster
About the author
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1848, Albert Falvey Webster was the son of a confectioner. After trying several kinds of business, he turned to writing and began publishing fiction in prominent magazines.
His stories appeared in Scribner's Monthly, The Atlantic Monthly, and Appletons' Journal. He also published books, including collections of short stories and novels, and is remembered especially for romantic and gothic-tinged fiction.
Webster died at sea on December 27, 1876, while still a young man. Because his career was so brief, his body of work is not large, but it offers a glimpse of an ambitious American writer finding his voice in the magazine culture of the 19th century.